''Protoparmelia'' 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 ...
ized
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
Parmeliaceae
The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2700 species in 71 genera, it is the largest family of lichen-forming fungi. The most speciose genera in the family are the well-known groups: '' Xanthoparmelia'' ( 82 ...
.
The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains 11 species. ''Protoparmelia'' was
circumscribed In geometry, a circumscribed circle for a set of points is a circle passing through each of them. Such a circle is said to ''circumscribe'' the points or a polygon formed from them; such a polygon is said to be ''inscribed'' in the circle.
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by French lichenologist Maurice Choisy in 1929.
Species
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Protoparmelia atriseda''
(Fr.) R.Sant. & V.Wirth (1987)
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Protoparmelia badia''
(Hoffm.) Hafellner (1984)
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Protoparmelia ewersii''
Elix & P.M.McCarthy (2017) – Australia
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Protoparmelia hierrensis''
van den Boom & Ertz (2012)
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Protoparmelia megalosporoides''
Weerakoon & Aptroot (2013)
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Protoparmelia memnonia''
Hafellner & Türk (2001)
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Protoparmelia nebulosa''
Elix & Kantvilas (2009) – Australia
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Protoparmelia nephaea''
(Sommerf.) R.Sant. (1990)
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Protoparmelia ochrococca''
(Nyl.) P.M.Jørg., Rambold & Hertel 1988)
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Protoparmelia oleagina''
(Harm.) Coppins (1992)
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Protoparmelia olivascens''
(Nyl.) Llimona ex Sussey (2011)
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Protoparmelia ryaniana''
van den Boom, Sipman & Elix (2007)
References
Parmeliaceae
Lichen genera
Lecanorales genera
Taxa named by Maurice Choisy
Taxa described in 1929
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