Parmelia omphalodes | |
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on Jane Bald peak, Roan Mountain ( Tennessee border, USA) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Parmelia |
Species: | P. omphalodes
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Binomial name | |
Parmelia omphalodes | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Parmelia omphalodes is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is one of the several dozen lichen species first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus. [2] Swedish lichenologist Erik Acharius transferred it to the genus Parmelia in 1803. [3] The lichen is widely distributed, having been recorded in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North and South Americas. Morphologically similar–but genetically distinct–species include Parmelia discordans and P. pinnatifida. [4]
Parmelia omphalodes | |
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on Jane Bald peak, Roan Mountain ( Tennessee border, USA) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Parmelia |
Species: | P. omphalodes
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Binomial name | |
Parmelia omphalodes | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Parmelia omphalodes is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is one of the several dozen lichen species first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus. [2] Swedish lichenologist Erik Acharius transferred it to the genus Parmelia in 1803. [3] The lichen is widely distributed, having been recorded in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North and South Americas. Morphologically similar–but genetically distinct–species include Parmelia discordans and P. pinnatifida. [4]