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Sticta beauvoisii Delise

liquen de la luna, Moon lichen

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Fungi

Phylum
Ascomycota

Class
Lecanoromycetes

Order
Peltigerales

Family
Lobariaceae

Genus
Sticta

Species
beauvoisii

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Status

Near threatened

References

  • Kirk, P. (ed.) (2010) Index Fungorum. CABI Bioscience, CBS and Landcare Research, available online at www.indexfungorum.org.
  • McDonald, T. Miadlikowska, J. & Lutzoni, F. (2003) The lichen genus Sticta in the Great Smoky Mountains: A phylogenetic study of morphological, chemical, and molecular data. The Bryologist 106(1): 61-79.

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