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Allocetraria
Sign in to saveAllocetraria is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. It consists of 12 species, with a center of distribution in China.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyParmeliaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Parmeliaceae
- Collections
- NYS, CUP, CHRB, WVA
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Parmeliaceae
- Image
- Allocetraria oakesiana-4.jpg
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- Allocetraria
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Systematics
- Description
- Habitat and distribution
- Species
- References
Allocetraria is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. It consists of 12 species, with a center of distribution in China.
==Systematics== The genus was circumscribed by Syo Kurokawa and Ming-Jou Lai in 1991, with three species: both A. ambigua and the type species A. stracheyi recombined from different genera, and a newly described species, A. isidiigera. Subsequent molecular phylogenetic analyses showed that Allocetraria forms a monophyletic group within the cetrarioid clade in the family Parmeliaceae.
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