Parmotrema aldabrense | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Parmotrema |
Species: | P. aldabrense
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Binomial name | |
Parmotrema aldabrense | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Parmotrema aldabrense is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae that is found in Africa. It was first described by Carroll William Dodge in 1959 as a species of Parmelia. [2] Mason Hale transferred it to the genus Parmotrema in 1974. [3] The type collection was made in the Aldabra Islands, where it was found growing on tamarind. It has also been recorded from Madagascar. [4] The lichen has an olive- buff coloured thallus measuring up to 14 cm (5.5 in) in diameter. [2]
Parmotrema aldabrense | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Parmotrema |
Species: | P. aldabrense
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Binomial name | |
Parmotrema aldabrense | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Parmotrema aldabrense is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae that is found in Africa. It was first described by Carroll William Dodge in 1959 as a species of Parmelia. [2] Mason Hale transferred it to the genus Parmotrema in 1974. [3] The type collection was made in the Aldabra Islands, where it was found growing on tamarind. It has also been recorded from Madagascar. [4] The lichen has an olive- buff coloured thallus measuring up to 14 cm (5.5 in) in diameter. [2]