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Rimularia
Sign in to saveRimularia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Trapeliaceae. Established by the Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1868 from specimens collected on granitic rocks in France, the genus comprises 14 accepted species as of 2025. These rock-dwelling lichens form thin, crust-like growths that range from reddish-brown to dark olive-brown in colour and produce small black fruiting bodies with distinctive branched internal structures.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Rimularia is referenced by 12 other articles, and connects out to fungi, Index Fungorum and William Nylander.
It sits within the topics Baeomycetales, Baeomycetales genera and Lichen genera.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Genus
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderBaeomycetales
- FamilyTrapeliaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 59
- With media
- 17
- Family
- Trapeliaceae
- Collections
- WIS, UC, ASU, NY, MSC, MICH
- Recorded in
- Sweden, United States, Chile, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Norway
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Trapeliaceae
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- taxon name
- Rimularia
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Rimularia limborina
- Commons category
- Rimularia
- taxon author citation
- Nyl.
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- References
Rimularia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Trapeliaceae. Established by the Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1868 from specimens collected on granitic rocks in France, the genus comprises 14 accepted species as of 2025. These rock-dwelling lichens form thin, crust-like growths that range from reddish-brown to dark olive-brown in colour and produce small black fruiting bodies with distinctive branched internal structures.
==Taxonomy==
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