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Solenopsora
Sign in to saveSolenopsora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Catillariaceae. It has 15 species, with a mostly Northern Hemisphere distribution.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyCatillariaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 31
- With media
- 14
- Family
- Catillariaceae
- Collections
- WIS, ASU, USU, UC, COLO, FH
- Recorded in
- Slovakia, United States, Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- Habitat and distribution
- Species
- References
Solenopsora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Catillariaceae. It has 15 species, with a mostly Northern Hemisphere distribution.
==Taxonomy== The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1855, with Solenopsora requienii assigned as the type species. However, this species had previously been described in 1840 by Camille Montagne, as Parmelia holophaea.
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