Fuscopannaria
Sign in to saveFuscopannaria is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. It has about 50 species. The genus was established in 1994 by the Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen to accommodate a group of squamulose and crustose lichens that are widespread across temperate and tropical regions. Members of the genus are typically found on tree bark in moist, shaded habitats, ranging from tropical rainforests to temperate woodlands, where they appear as small, greyish or dark crusty or scaly patches on trunks and branches.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderPeltigerales
- FamilyPannariaceae
Fuscopannaria P.M. Jørg. (strzępczyk) – rodzaj grzybów z rodziny strzępcowatych (Pannariaceae). Ze względu na współżycie z glonami zaliczany jest do grupy porostów. W Polsce występuje jeden gatunek.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 168
- With media
- 49
- Family
- Pannariaceae
- Collections
- ASU, US, UFRGS, DAV, OBI, COLO
- Recorded in
- United States, Jamaica, India, Brasil, Canada
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- References
Fuscopannaria is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. It has about 50 species. The genus was established in 1994 by the Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen to accommodate a group of squamulose and crustose lichens that are widespread across temperate and tropical regions. Members of the genus are typically found on tree bark in moist, shaded habitats, ranging from tropical rainforests to temperate woodlands, where they appear as small, greyish or dark crusty or scaly patches on trunks and branches.
==Taxonomy==
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