Parmelia

See also: parmelia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Parmelia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Parmeliaceae – certain fungi and the lichens they are the base for.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Parmelia saxatilis (salted shield lichen, crottle) - type species

Derived terms

• Parmelia cirrhata (now multiple species in multiple genera, including Hypotrachyna, Parmotrema, Pseudevernia, Trapeliopsis)
• Parmelia jubata (now Bryoria fuscescens)
• Parmelia livida (now Hypotrachyna livida)
• Parmelia parietina (now Xanthoria parietina)
• Allantoparmelia
• Arctoparmelia
• Canoparmelia
• Flavoparmelia
• Neoprotoparmelia
• Nipponoparmelia
• Notoparmelia
• Pannoparmelia
• Parmelina
• Parmelinella
• Parmeliopsis
• Protoparmelia
• Pseudoparmelia
• Psiloparmelia
• Xanthoparmelia

References

• Parmelia (fungus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Parmelia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Parmelia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Parmelia at MycoBank