''Bulbothrix'' is a
genus
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of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[fungi
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in the family
Parmeliaceae
The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2700 species in 71 genera, it is the largest family of lichen-forming fungi. The most speciose genera in the family are the well-known groups: '' Xanthoparmelia'' ( 822 ...
.
This genus is
synonymous
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with ''Bulbothricella'' V.Marcano, S.Mohali & A.Morales.
''Bulbothrix'' was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by lichenologist
Mason E. Hale in 1974 with ''
Bulbothrix semilunata'' as the
type species
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.
Species
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Bulbothrix apophysata''
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Bulbothrix asiatica''
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Bulbothrix australiensis''
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Bulbothrix bicornuta''
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Bulbothrix bulbillosa''
–
Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: , , ) are an archipelago of volcanic islands. They are distributed on each side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean, surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, and are part of the Republic of Ecuador ...
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Bulbothrix caribensis''
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Bulbothrix cassa''
– Brazil
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Bulbothrix cinerea''
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Bulbothrix goebelii''
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Bulbothrix isidiza''
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Bulbothrix johannis''
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Bulbothrix klementii''
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Bulbothrix lacinia''
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Bulbothrix lacinulata''
– Brazil
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Bulbothrix laeviuscula''
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Bulbothrix lobarica''
– Brazil
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Bulbothrix lordhowensis''
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Bulbothrix lyngei''
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Bulbothrix mammillaria''
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Bulbothrix megapotamica''
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Bulbothrix microscopica
''Bulbothrix'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. This genus is synonymous with ''Bulbothricella'' V.Marcano, S.Mohali & A.Morales. ''Bulbothrix'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Mason E. Hale in 1974 with '' Bulb ...
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– Australia
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Bulbothrix pseudocoronata''
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Bulbothrix pseudofungicola
''Bulbothrix'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. This genus is synonymous with ''Bulbothricella'' V.Marcano, S.Mohali & A.Morales. ''Bulbothrix'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Mason E. Hale in 1974 with '' Bul ...
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– Brazil
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Bulbothrix queenslandica
''Bulbothrix'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. This genus is synonymous with ''Bulbothricella'' V.Marcano, S.Mohali & A.Morales. ''Bulbothrix'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Mason E. Hale in 1974 with '' Bulb ...
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Bulbothrix regnelliana''
– Brazil
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Bulbothrix semilunata''
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Bulbothrix silicisrea''
– Brazil
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Bulbothrix sipmanii''
– Guyana
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Bulbothrix subscortea''
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Bulbothrix subtabacina''
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Bulbothrix tabacina''
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Bulbothrix thomasiana''
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Bulbothrix vainioi
''Bulbothrix meizospora'' is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is found in Africa, Asia, and South America, where it grows on tree bark.
Taxonomy
The lichen was first formally described by Finnish lichenologist Willia ...
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– Brazil
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Bulbothrix ventricosa''
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Bulbothrix viatica''
– Brazil
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Bulbothrix yunnana''
– China
References
Parmeliaceae
Lecanorales genera
Lichen genera
Taxa named by Mason Hale
Taxa described in 1974
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