''Placynthium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualism (biology), m ...
-forming
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the family
Placynthiaceae
The Placynthiaceae are a lichenized family of fungi in the order Peltigerales. Species of this family are found largely in northern temperate regions.
Genera
Numbers of species accepted by Species Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an internati ...
.
Members of this genus are commonly called blackthread lichens.
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/ref>Blackthread Lichen (Placynthium), Encyclopedia of Life
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Species
*'' Placynthium anemoideum''
*'' Placynthium asperellum''
*'' Placynthium australiense''
*'' Placynthium caesium''
*'' Placynthium filiforme''
*'' Placynthium flabellosum''
*'' Placynthium garovaglii''
*'' Placynthium glaciale''
References
Peltigerales
Lichen genera
Taxa named by Erik Acharius
Taxa described in 1810
Peltigerales genera
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