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Placynthium
Sign in to savePlacynthium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Placynthiaceae. Members of this genus are commonly called blackthread lichens.
Species
Blackthread Lichen
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderPeltigerales
- FamilyPlacynthiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 382
- With media
- 168
- Family
- Placynthiaceae
- Collections
- US, UTEP
- Recorded in
- United States, France, Switzerland, Dominica, French Polynesia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Placynthiaceae
- Image
- Placynthium nigrum 300308b.jpg
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- taxon common name
- blackthread lichen
- taxon name
- Placynthium
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Placynthium nigrum
- Commons category
- Placynthium
- taxon author citation
- (Ach.) Gray
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Encyclopedic overview
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Placynthium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Placynthiaceae. Members of this genus are commonly called blackthread lichens.
==Species== Placynthium anemoideum Placynthium asperellum Placynthium australiense Placynthium caesium Placynthium filiforme Placynthium flabellosum Placynthium garovaglii Placynthium glaciale Placynthium hungaricum Placynthium lismorense Placynthium majus Placynthium nigrum Placynthium pannariellum Placynthium petersii Placynthium pluriseptatum Placynthium posterulum Placynthium pulvinatum Placynthium subradiatum Placynthium tantaleum Placynthium tremniacum
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