Nodobryoria | |
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The budding apothecium of Nodobryoria oregana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: |
Nodobryoria Common & Brodo (1995) |
Type species | |
Nodobryoria abbreviata (
Müll.Arg.) Common & Brodo (1995)
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Species | |
Nodobryoria is a genus of medium to large, reddish-brown lichens that are hair-like to shrubby in shape and grow on conifer trees. [1] The genus contains three species, distributed in North America and Greenland, [2] which were previously included in the genus Bryoria. [3] Nodobryoria is similar in appearance to Bryoria, but is differentiated because it does not contain the polysaccharide lichenin (which is present in high quantities in Bryoria), [4] and it has a unique cortex composed of interlocking cells that look like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle when viewed under a light microscope. [5]
Nodobryoria | |
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The budding apothecium of Nodobryoria oregana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: |
Nodobryoria Common & Brodo (1995) |
Type species | |
Nodobryoria abbreviata (
Müll.Arg.) Common & Brodo (1995)
| |
Species | |
Nodobryoria is a genus of medium to large, reddish-brown lichens that are hair-like to shrubby in shape and grow on conifer trees. [1] The genus contains three species, distributed in North America and Greenland, [2] which were previously included in the genus Bryoria. [3] Nodobryoria is similar in appearance to Bryoria, but is differentiated because it does not contain the polysaccharide lichenin (which is present in high quantities in Bryoria), [4] and it has a unique cortex composed of interlocking cells that look like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle when viewed under a light microscope. [5]