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Melanelia
Sign in to saveMelanelia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. These lichens typically grow on rocks and form relatively large, leaf-like structures with brown to blackish upper surfaces and pale undersides. The genus originally included many more species, but most have since been moved to related genera like Melanohalea and Melanelixia, leaving only five accepted species today.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyParmeliaceae
Melanelia Essl. (przylepka) – rodzaj grzybów z rodziny tarczownicowatych (Parmeliaceae). Ze względu na współżycie z glonami zaliczany jest do porostów.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,067
- With media
- 302
- Family
- Parmeliaceae
- Collections
- US
- Recorded in
- United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Slovakia, Spain, France, Hungary
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Parmeliaceae
- Image
- Melanelia stygia-3.jpg
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- taxon name
- Melanelia
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Melanelia stygia
- taxon common name
- 褐衣属
- Commons category
- Melanelia
- taxon author citation
- Essl.
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Habitat, distribution, and ecology
- Species
- References
Melanelia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. These lichens typically grow on rocks and form relatively large, leaf-like structures with brown to blackish upper surfaces and pale undersides. The genus originally included many more species, but most have since been moved to related genera like Melanohalea and Melanelixia, leaving only five accepted species today.
==Taxonomy==
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