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Gyalolechia
Sign in to saveGyalolechia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the family Teloschistaceae. It contains about 20 species of crustose lichens.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderTeloschistales
- FamilyTeloschistaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 50
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Teloschistaceae
- Collections
- MOR, OBI, BRY, SBBG, MEL, COLO
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, Mexico, France, Norway, Spain, Italy, Bosnia And Herzegovina
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Teloschistaceae
- Image
- Gyalolechia flavovirescens.jpg
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- taxon name
- Gyalolechia
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Gyalolechia
- taxon author citation
- A. Massal.
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Encyclopedic overview
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Gyalolechia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the family Teloschistaceae. It contains about 20 species of crustose lichens.
==Taxonomy== The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1852. He included two species: G. bracteata and G. aurea. Although Massalongo did not designate a type species for the genus, Josef Poelt assigned G. aurea to that status in 1965. After Massalongo introduced the monotypic genus Fulgensia in 1853, Gyalolechia fell out of use.
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