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Phlyctis
Sign in to savePhlyctis is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the order Gyalectales, and the type genus of the family Phlyctidaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called whitewash lichens. These parasitic lichens typically form very thin, patchy crusts on host surfaces or live almost entirely within their hosts, producing minute fruiting bodies that remain largely hidden beneath a coarse white . The genus is characterised by spores that are densely divided by many walls into a net-like pattern and often have tiny points at their ends. Phlyctis contains about 20 species distributed worldwide, with several
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderOstropales
- FamilyPhlyctidaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 509
- With media
- 141
- Family
- Phlyctidaceae
- Collections
- UFRGS, US, PH, AUA
- Recorded in
- Brasil, United States, Venezuela, Costa Rica
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Phlyctidaceae
- Image
- Phlyctis argena.jpg
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- taxon name
- Phlyctis
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- blemished lichen
- taxonomic type
- Phlyctis agelaea
- Commons category
- Phlyctis
- taxon author citation
- (Wallr.) Flot.
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- References
Phlyctis is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the order Gyalectales, and the type genus of the family Phlyctidaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called whitewash lichens. These parasitic lichens typically form very thin, patchy crusts on host surfaces or live almost entirely within their hosts, producing minute fruiting bodies that remain largely hidden beneath a coarse white . The genus is characterised by spores that are densely divided by many walls into a net-like pattern and often have tiny points at their ends. Phlyctis contains about 20 species distributed worldwide, with several new species having been discovered in recent years, particularly from India, Australia, and other tropical regions.
==Taxonomy==
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