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Lecanora
Sign in to saveLecanora is a genus of lichen commonly called rim lichens. Lichens in the genus Squamarina are also called rim lichens. Members of the genus have roughly circular fruiting discs (apothecia) with rims that have photosynthetic tissue similar to that of the nonfruiting part of the lichen body (thallus). Other lichens with apothecia having margins made of thallus-like tissue are called lecanorine.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyLecanoraceae
茶漬衣屬（學名：Lecanora）是地衣的一個屬，屬於子囊菌門茶漬綱，俗稱為邊緣地衣（rim lichens）:279。本屬地衣的子囊盤（英语：Apothecium）多為圓形，且邊緣有可以行光合作用、與葉狀體相似的營養組織。包括本屬在內，子囊盤邊緣有這種營養組織的地衣通稱為茶漬型地衣（英语：Lecanorine lichen）。本屬下的物種種類繁多，截至2008年便紀錄有超過550種。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14,569
- With media
- 7,440
- Family
- Lecanoraceae
- Collections
- ASU, US, LSU, YPM
- Recorded in
- MéXico, United States, Australia
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- Parent taxon
- Lecanoraceae
- Image
- Lecanora muralis-2.jpg
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- Lecanora
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- Category:Lecanora
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- Lecanora
- taxon common name
- krastika
- taxon author citation
- Ach.
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Lecanora is a genus of lichen commonly called rim lichens. Lichens in the genus Squamarina are also called rim lichens. Members of the genus have roughly circular fruiting discs (apothecia) with rims that have photosynthetic tissue similar to that of the nonfruiting part of the lichen body (thallus). Other lichens with apothecia having margins made of thallus-like tissue are called lecanorine.
It is in the family Lecanoraceae in the suborder Lecanorineae.
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