Cornicularia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Cornicularia
"Cornicularia aculeata" found in Salamanca
Cornicularia aculeata found in Salamanca
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Cornicularia
(Schreb.) Ach.
Type species
Cornicularia normoerica
Species[1]

Cornicularia is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a monotypic genus, with only one currently accepted species: Cornicularia normoerica.[2] This species has an erect caespitose growth form, and is sometimes referred to as the brittle lichen.

Bootstrap Lichen (Cornicularia normoerica)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cornicularia". MycoBank. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. ^ Crespo, A.; Lumbsch, H. T.; Mattsson, J. E.; Blanco, O.; Divakar, P. K.; Articus, K.; Wiklund, E.; Bawingan, P. A.; Wedin, M. (August 2007). "Testing morphology-based hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships in Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota) using three ribosomal markers and the nuclear RPB1 gene". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44 (2): 812–824. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.029. PMID 17276700.

External links[edit]