''Punctelia subrudecta'' is a species 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.[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 ...]
. It was
described as a new species by Finnish lichenologist
William Nylander
William Andrew Michael Junior Nylander Altelius (born 1 May 1996) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey right winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nylander was selected by the Maple Leafs in the ...
as ''Parmelia subrudecta''.
Hildur Krog
Hildur Krog (22 March 1922 – 25 August 2014) was a Norwegian botanist.
She was born in Modum. She took the dr.philos. degree in 1968 with a thesis on Alaskan lichens, was hired as a curator at the Botanical Museum of Oslo in 1971 and served as ...
transferred it to the genus ''
Punctelia'' in 1982.
References
subrudecta
Lichen species
Taxa named by William Nylander (botanist)
Lichens described in 1886
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