''Lichinella'' 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
Lichinaceae
The Lichinaceae are a family of ascomycete fungi. Most species are lichenized with cyanobacteria, and have a distribution largely in temperate regions.
Taxonomy
The family was circumscribed in 1854 by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander. H ...
. It was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
in 1872 by Finnish lichenologist
William Nylander
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.
Five species are accepted by
Species Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and the Institute of Mi ...
(in the
Catalogue of Life
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).
Species
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Lichinella algerica''
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Lichinella americana''
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Lichinella applanata''
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Lichinella cribellifera
''Lichinella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lichinaceae. It was circumscribed in 1872 by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander. Five species are accepted by Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life ...
''
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Lichinella flexa''
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Lichinella granulosa''
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Lichinella heppii''
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Lichinella hondoana''
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Lichinella inflata''
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Lichinella intermedia''
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Lichinella jodopulchra''
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Lichinella lojkana''
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Lichinella mauritanica''
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Lichinella melamphylla''
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Lichinella minnesotensis''
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Lichinella myriospora''
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Lichinella polyspora''
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Lichinella robusta''
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Lichinella robustoides''
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Lichinella sinaica''
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Lichinella stipatula''
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Lichinella undulata''
References
Lichinomycetes
Lichen genera
Ascomycota genera
Taxa named by William Nylander (botanist)
Taxa described in 1873
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