''Miriquidica'' is a

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lichen A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.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 ...

. The genus was

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in 19876 by lichenologists Hannes Hertel and Gerhard Rambold, with ''

Miriquidica complanata ''Miriquidica'' is a genus of lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 19876 by lichenologists Hannes Hertel and Gerhard Rambold, with ''Miriquidica complanata'' assigned as the type species. ...

'' assigned as the

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. According to ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains 23 species, found predominantly in arctic-alpine regions.

Species

*'' Miriquidica aeneovirens'' *'' Miriquidica atrofulva'' *''

'' *'' Miriquidica deusta'' *'' Miriquidica effigurata'' *'' Miriquidica garovaglii'' *'' Miriquidica griseoatra'' *'' Miriquidica gyrizans'' –

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*'' Miriquidica intrudens'' *'' Miriquidica invadens'' *''

Miriquidica leucophaea ''Miriquidica'' is a genus of lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 19876 by lichenologists Hannes Hertel and Gerhard Rambold, with ''Miriquidica complanata'' assigned as the type species. According to ''Dictionary of ...

'' *'' Miriquidica lulensis'' *'' Miriquidica majae'' *'' Miriquidica nigroleprosa'' *'' Miriquidica paanaensis'' *'' Miriquidica pycnocarpa'' *'' Miriquidica scotopholis'' *'' Miriquidica squamulosa'' *'' Miriquidica stellata'' *'' Miriquidica subplumbea'' *'' Miriquidica verrucariicola'' *''

Miriquidica yunnanensis ''Miriquidica'' is a genus of lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 19876 by lichenologists Hannes Hertel and Gerhard Rambold, with ''Miriquidica complanata'' assigned as the type species. According to ''Dictionary of ...

References

Lecanoraceae Lichen genera Lecanorales genera Taxa described in 1987 Taxa named by Hannes Hertel {{Lecanorales-stub