''Pseudoparmelia'' is a genus 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
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...]
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 ...
. The genus has a
pantropical
A pantropical ("all tropics") distribution is one which covers Tropics, tropical regions of both hemispheres. Examples of species include caecilians, modern sirenians and the plant genera ''Acacia'' and ''Bacopa''.
''Neotropical'' is a zoogeogra ...
distribution, and contains 27 species.
It was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Bernt Arne Lynge
Bernt Arne Lynge (9 July 1884 – 28 January 1942) was a Norwegian botanist. He specialized in lichen, in particular species from the Arctic and Antarctica.
Lynge was born at Lyngør in Aust-Agder, Norway. After graduation, he was employed as ...
in 1914, who distinguished the genus from ''
Parmelia Parmelia may refer to:
* Parmelia (barque), the vessel that in 1829 transported the first settlers of the British colony of Western Australia
* ''Parmelia'' (fungus), a genus of lichens with global distribution
* Parmelia, Western Australia
Pa ...
'' by the presence of
pseudocyphellae on the underside of the lichen
thallus
Thallus (plural: thalli), from Latinized Greek (), meaning "a green shoot" or "twig", is the vegetative tissue of some organisms in diverse groups such as algae, fungi, some liverworts, lichens, and the Myxogastria. Many of these organisms wer ...
.
Species
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Pseudoparmelia arida''
(Lynge) Elix & T.H.Nash (1998)
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Pseudoparmelia brakoana''
Elix & T.H.Nash (1998)
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Pseudoparmelia buckiana''
Elix & T.H.Nash (1998)
*''
Pseudoparmelia chapadensis''
(Lynge) Hale (1974)
*''
Pseudoparmelia chlorea''
(Stizenb.) Krog & Swinscow (1987)
*''
Pseudoparmelia concomitans''
Hale (1976)
*''
Pseudoparmelia convexa''
Elix & T.H.Nash (1998)
*''
Pseudoparmelia cubensis''
(Nyl.) Elix & T.H.Nash (1998)
*''
Pseudoparmelia cyphellata''
Lynge (1914)
*''
Pseudoparmelia dahlii''
Hale (1976)
*''
Pseudoparmelia floridensis''
Elix & T.H.Nash (1998)
*''
Pseudoparmelia harrisiana''
Elix & T.H.Nash (1998)
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Pseudoparmelia hypomiltha''
(Fée) Hale (1974)
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Pseudoparmelia kalbiana''
Elix & T.H.Nash (1998)
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Pseudoparmelia regnellii''
(Lynge) Elix & T.H.Nash (1998)
*''
Pseudoparmelia relicinoides''
Elix & T.H.Nash (1998)
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Pseudoparmelia sphaerospora''
(Nyl.) Hale (1976)
*''
Pseudoparmelia uleana''
(Müll. Arg.) Elix & T.H.Nash (1998)
References
Parmeliaceae
Lichen genera
Lecanorales genera
Taxa named by Bernt Arne Lynge
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