''Lecanora mellea'' is a species of
crustose lichen
Crustose lichens are lichens that form a crust which strongly adheres to the Substrate (biology), substrate (soil, rock, tree bark, etc.), making separation from the substrate impossible without destruction. The basic structure of crustose lichen ...
in the family
Lecanoraceae
The Lecanoraceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution.
Taxonomy
Lecanoraceae was circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855.
Genera
According ...
. Found in North America, it was
described as new to science in 1975.
See also
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List of ''Lecanora'' species
References
mellea
Lichen species
Lichens described in 1975
Lichens of North America
Taxa named by William Alfred Weber
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