Parvoplaca
Parvoplaca | |
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Caloplaca tiroliensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Teloschistales |
Family: | Teloschistaceae |
Genus: | Parvoplaca Arup, Søchting & Frödén (2013) |
Type species | |
(Zahlbr.) Arup, Søchting & Frödén (2013)
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Parvoplaca is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by Ulrik Søchting, Patrik Frödén, and Ulf Arup.[1]
As of July 2021, the genus contains six species.
Species[]
- (Darb.) Arup, Søchting & Frödén
- (Pérez-Vargas) Vondrák, Halıcı & Arup
- Arup, Halıcı & Vondrák
- (Szatala) Arup, Søchting & Frödén
- (Nyl.) Arup, Søchting & Frödén
- (Zahlbr.) Arup, Søchting & Frödén
Description[]
Parvoplaca is a genus of crustose lichens with small, usually yellow or blackened apothecia. The spores are with a septum. No pycnidia are seen.[1]
Distribution and habitat[]
Parvoplaca is mainly distributed in polar regions but also in the boreal zone and the Mediterranean.[1]
Species of Parvoplaca generally grow on moss or detritus but are also found growing on bark.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Arup, Ulf; Søchting, Ulrik; Frödén, Patrik (2013). "A new taxonomy of the family Teloschistaceae". Nordic Journal of Botany. 31 (1): 16–83. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2013.00062.x.
Categories:
- Teloschistales
- Taxa described in 2013
- Teloschistales genera
- Teloschistales stubs