4,936 observationsLeast Concern
perforated ruffle lichen
Parmotrema perforatum
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Ascomycota ›Class: Lecanoromycetes ›Order: Lecanorales ›Family: Parmeliaceae ›Genus: Parmotrema
About
Parmotrema perforatum, commonly known as the perforated ruffle lichen, is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. The lichen was first formally described as new species in 1787 by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin. It was transferred to the genus Parmotrema by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1860. The lichen is characterized by its apothecia (fruiting body) often having a perforated hole in the center. The genus Parmotrema has a naked (white) zone on...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of perforated ruffle lichen is Parmotrema perforatum.
- perforated ruffle lichen belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- perforated ruffle lichen belongs to the phylum Ascomycota.
- perforated ruffle lichen belongs to the class Lecanoromycetes.
- perforated ruffle lichen belongs to the order Lecanorales.
- perforated ruffle lichen belongs to the family Parmeliaceae.
- perforated ruffle lichen belongs to the genus Parmotrema.