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Sagebrush Rim-lichen
Protoparmeliopsis garovaglii
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Ascomycota ›Class: Lecanoromycetes ›Order: Lecanorales ›Family: Lecanoraceae ›Genus: Protoparmeliopsis
About
Protoparmeliopsis garovaglii is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. The species was originally described as Placodium garovaglii by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1859. It was later classified in Lecanora in 1900, and known as a member of that genus for more than a century. Molecular phylogenetics showed that Lecanora was highly polyphyletic, and as a result, the genus was divided into several smaller, more phylogenetically natural genera. Subsequently, in...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Sagebrush Rim-lichen is Protoparmeliopsis garovaglii.
- Sagebrush Rim-lichen belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Sagebrush Rim-lichen belongs to the phylum Ascomycota.
- Sagebrush Rim-lichen belongs to the class Lecanoromycetes.
- Sagebrush Rim-lichen belongs to the order Lecanorales.
- Sagebrush Rim-lichen belongs to the family Lecanoraceae.
- Sagebrush Rim-lichen belongs to the genus Protoparmeliopsis.