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Bryonora
Sign in to saveBryonora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. These lichens typically grow on soil, mosses, plant debris, or rocks in arctic or alpine environments. The genus was circumscribed in 1983 by lichenologist Josef Poelt, with Bryonora castanea assigned as the type species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyLecanoraceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Lecanoraceae
- Collections
- OSC, WIS, MEL, TROM, UPS, TRH
- Recorded in
- United States, Venezuela, Sweden, Norway
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lecanoraceae
Show 5 more facts
- taxon name
- Bryonora
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Bryonora castanea
- taxon common name
- Bryonora lichens
- taxon author citation
- Poelt
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Habitat and distribution
- Species
- References
Bryonora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. These lichens typically grow on soil, mosses, plant debris, or rocks in arctic or alpine environments. The genus was circumscribed in 1983 by lichenologist Josef Poelt, with Bryonora castanea assigned as the type species.
==Taxonomy==
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