Parmelina | |
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Parmelina tiliacea | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: |
Parmelina Hale (1974) |
Type species | |
Parmelina tiliacea (
Hoffm.) Hale (1974)
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Parmelina is a genus of lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. [1] The genus was circumscribed in 1974 by American lichenologist Mason Hale with Parmelina tiliacea assigned as the type species. [2]
All species of Parmelina with an Australasian-South African distribution were transferred to the new genus Austroparmelina in 2010. [3]