''Dendriscosticta'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

foliose lichen Foliose lichen is one of the morphological classes of lichens, which are complex organisms that arise from the symbiotic relationship between fungi and a photosynthetic partner, typically algae. This partnership allows lichen to live in divers ...

s in the family

Peltigeraceae The Peltigeraceae are a family of lichens in the order Peltigerales. The Peltigeraceae, which contains 15 genera and about 600 species, has recently (2018) been emended to include the families Lobariaceae and Nephromataceae. Many Peltigeraceae ...

. The genus was

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in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and

Robert Lücking Robert Lücking (born 1964) is a German lichenologist. He is a leading expert on foliicolous lichens–lichens that live on leaves. Life and career Born in Ulm in 1964, Lücking earned both his master's (1990) and PhD degree (1994) at the Univer ...

with ''

Dendriscosticta wrightii ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with '' Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

'' assigned as the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

. The genus, a segregate of ''

Sticta ''Sticta'' is a genus of lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical areas, and includes about 114 species. These lichens have a leafy appearance, and are colored brown or black. ''Sticta' ...

'', was created to contain species in the ''Sticta wrightii'' clade. ''Dendriscosticta'' has a

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relationship with the genera ''

Yoshimuriella ''Yoshimuriella'' is a genus of foliose (leafy) lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. It has nine species. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking in 2013, with '' Yoshimuriella fendleri'' as ...

'' and ''

Lobariella ''Lobariella'' is a genus of lichens belonging to the family Peltigeraceae. The species of this genus are found in America. Species *'' Lobariella angustata'' *'' Lobariella auriculata'' *'' Lobariella botryoides'' *'' Lobariella corallopho ...

''. ''Dendriscosticta'' is distinguished from ''Sticta'' by the presence of

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e in the excipulum.

Species

* ''

Dendriscosticta gelida ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with ''Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

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Dendriscosticta hookeri ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with ''Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

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Dendriscosticta insinuans ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with ''Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

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Dendriscosticta oroborealis ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with ''Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

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Dendriscosticta phyllidiata ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with ''Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

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Dendriscosticta platyphylla ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with ''Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

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Dendriscosticta platyphylloides ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with ''Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

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Dendriscosticta praetextata ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with ''Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

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Dendriscosticta yatabeana ''Dendriscosticta'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with ''Dendriscosticta wrightii'' assigned as the type species. The genus, ...

References

Peltigerales Peltigerales genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 2013 Taxa named by Robert Lücking {{Peltigerales-stub