Bryoria | |
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Bryoria nadvornikiana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: |
Bryoria Brodo & D.Hawksw. (1977) |
Type species | |
Bryoria trichodes (
Michx.) Brodo & D.Hawksw. (1977)
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Synonyms [1] | |
Bryoria is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. Many members of this genus are known as horsehair lichens. [2] The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in boreal and cool temperate areas.
Bryoria was circumscribed in 1977 by lichenologists Irwin Brodo and David Hawksworth, with Bryoria trichodes as the type species. [3]
Bryoria species are fruticose, slender and hair-like, tending to grow hanging (pendent) or like a small bush. They range in colour from dark brown to pale greyish brown to grey in some species. Ascospores are colourless, ellipsoid, numbering eight per ascus. [4]
Other hair-like lichens that may be confused with Bryoria include dark brown species of Bryocaulon, Nodobryoria, Pseudephebe, Alectoria, or Cetraria. [4]
Found almost exclusively on conifers, or on tundra soil, [4] Bryoria collectively has a widespread distribution, especially in boreal and cool temperate areas. [5]
Bryoria | |
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Bryoria nadvornikiana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: |
Bryoria Brodo & D.Hawksw. (1977) |
Type species | |
Bryoria trichodes (
Michx.) Brodo & D.Hawksw. (1977)
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
Bryoria is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. Many members of this genus are known as horsehair lichens. [2] The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in boreal and cool temperate areas.
Bryoria was circumscribed in 1977 by lichenologists Irwin Brodo and David Hawksworth, with Bryoria trichodes as the type species. [3]
Bryoria species are fruticose, slender and hair-like, tending to grow hanging (pendent) or like a small bush. They range in colour from dark brown to pale greyish brown to grey in some species. Ascospores are colourless, ellipsoid, numbering eight per ascus. [4]
Other hair-like lichens that may be confused with Bryoria include dark brown species of Bryocaulon, Nodobryoria, Pseudephebe, Alectoria, or Cetraria. [4]
Found almost exclusively on conifers, or on tundra soil, [4] Bryoria collectively has a widespread distribution, especially in boreal and cool temperate areas. [5]