Flavocetraria

Flavocetraria is a genus of lichenized ascomycete fungi in the family Parmeliaceae.[1] The genus contains two species found in arctic-alpine and boreal regions, Flavocetraria cucullata and F. nivalis (syn. Cetraria nivalis).[2][3]

Flavocetraria
Flavocetraria cucullata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Subdivision:
Pezizomycotina
Class:
Lecanoromycetes
Order:
Lecanorales
Family:
Parmeliaceae
Genus:
Flavocetraria

Kärnefelt & Thell
Type species
Flavocetraria cucullata
(Bellardi) Kärnefelt & A. Thell
Species

F. cucullata
F. nivalis

References
  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. Bjerke, J.W.; Elvebakk, A. (2004). "Distribution of the lichen genus Flavocetraria (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) in the Southern Hemisphere". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 42 (4): 647–656. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2004.9512916.


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