Cetraria
| Cetraria | |
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| Cetraria aculeata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Cetraria Ach. (1803) |
| Type species | |
| Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. (1803)
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Cetraria is a genus of fruticose, Iceland lichens that associate with green algae as photobionts. Most species are found at high latitudes, occurring on sand or heath. Species have a characteristic "strap-like" form, with spiny lobe edges.
Cetraria islandica, Iceland moss, is one of the few culinary lichens, ground and eaten by Northern Europeans in times of famine.
Another species is used today as a "bulking" agent in garam masala of traditional Indian cuisine.
Species[]
- Cetraria aculeata (Schreb.) Fr. (1826) - Spiny Iceland lichen[2]
- - Sand-loving Iceland lichen[2]
- W.A.Weber ex Kärnefelt (1977)
- (R.F.Wang, X.L.Wei & J.C.Wei) Divakar, A.Crespo & Lumbsch (2017)
- (Lynge) Divakar, A.Crespo & Lumbsch (2017)
- - Heathland Iceland lichen[2]
- (A.Thell & Randlane) Divakar, A.Crespo & Lumbsch (2017)
- (Kurok. & M.J.Lai) Divakar, A.Crespo & Lumbsch (2017)
- Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. (1803) - True Iceland lichen[2]
- - Kamchatka Iceland lichen[2]
- - Striped Iceland lichen[2]
- (Elenkin & Savicz) McCune (2018)
- (Ach.) Eckfeldt (1895) - Roughened Iceland lichen[2]
- - Blackened Iceland lichen[2]
- (Ach.) Ach. 1814) - Small-toothed Iceland lichen[2]
- (Lynge) Øvstedal (2009)
- (Hoffm.) Ach. (1803)
- (X.Q.Gao) Divakar, A.Crespo & Lumbsch (2017)
- Divakar, A.Crespo & Lumbsch (2017)
- Divakar, A.Crespo & Lumbsch (2017)
The species once known as Cetraria subscutata D.C.Linds. (1973) was placed into synonymy with .[3]
References[]
- ^ "Synonymy: Cetraria Ach". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ Passo, A.; Rodríguez, J.M.; Chiapella, J.O.; Messuti, M.I. (2018). "The Antarctic lichen Cetraria subscutata is a synonym of Nephromopsis chlorophylla". The Lichenologist. 50 (2): 239–245. doi:10.1017/s0024282918000063.
Gallery[]
Marginal projections on C. laevigata
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