Cetraria

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Latin caetra (“small leather shield”) + -aria.

Proper noun

Cetraria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Parmeliaceae – fruticose lichens that associate with green algae as photobionts.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Pezizomycotina - subdivision; Lecanoromycetes - class; Lecanoromycetidae - subclass; Lecanorales - order; Parmeliaceae - family