Frutidella
Sign in to saveFrutidella is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. It contains three species. The genus was established in 1994 by Klaus Kalb to accommodate a species previously classified in the genus Lecidea. These lichens form thin crusts that often develop distinctive wart-like swellings packed with tiny granules, and they produce small, dome-shaped fruiting bodies with a characteristic blue-green sheen. Species of Frutidella typically grow on acidic substrates, including nutrient-poor soils in upland areas and the bark of trees.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyLecanoraceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Lecanoraceae
- Collections
- DUKE, UPS
- Recorded in
- Norway, Austria, Sweden
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ramalinaceae
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- taxon name
- Frutidella
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Frutidella caesioatra
- taxon author citation
- Kalb
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Ecology
- Species
- References
Frutidella is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. It contains three species. The genus was established in 1994 by Klaus Kalb to accommodate a species previously classified in the genus Lecidea. These lichens form thin crusts that often develop distinctive wart-like swellings packed with tiny granules, and they produce small, dome-shaped fruiting bodies with a characteristic blue-green sheen. Species of Frutidella typically grow on acidic substrates, including nutrient-poor soils in upland areas and the bark of trees.
==Taxonomy==
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