''Dendriscosticta'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

foliose lichen Foliose lichen is one of the morphological classes of lichens, which are complex organisms that arise from the symbiotic relationship between fungi and a photosynthetic partner, typically algae. This partnership allows lichen to live in diverse ...

s in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was

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in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and

Robert Lücking Robert Lücking (born 1964) is a German lichenologist. He is a leading expert on foliicolous lichens–lichens that live on leaves. Life and career Born in Ulm in 1964, Lücking earned both his master's (1990) and PhD degree (1994) at the Univer ...

with ''

Dendriscosticta wrightii ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with '' Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

'' assigned as the

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. The genus, a segregate of '' Sticta'', was created to contain species in the ''Sticta wrightii''

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. ''Dendriscosticta'' has a

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relationship with the genera '' Yoshimuriella'' and ''

Lobariella ''Lobariella'' is a genus of lichens belonging to the family Peltigeraceae The Peltigeraceae are a family of lichens in the order Peltigerales. The Peltigeraceae, which contains 15 genera and about 600 species, has recently (2018) been emended ...

''. ''Dendriscosticta'' is distinguished from ''Sticta'' by the presence of algae in the excipulum.

Species

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Dendriscosticta gelida ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with ''Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

'' * '' Dendriscosticta hookeri'' * '' Dendriscosticta insinuans'' * '' Dendriscosticta oroborealis'' * '' Dendriscosticta phyllidiata'' * '' Dendriscosticta platyphylla'' * ''

Dendriscosticta platyphylloides ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with ''Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

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Dendriscosticta praetextata ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with ''Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

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Dendriscosticta yatabeana ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with ''Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

References

Peltigerales Peltigerales genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 2013 Taxa named by Robert Lücking {{Peltigerales-stub