Montanelia

Montanelia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Montanelia
Divakar et al.

Montanelia is a genus of lichenized fungi belonging to the family Parmeliaceae.[1] It was circumscribed by Pradeep K. Divakar, Ana Crespo, Mats Wedin, and Theodore L. Esslinger in 2012 to accommodate a group of five species previously assigned to the genus Melanelia.[2]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Montanelia Divakar et al". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ Divakar et al. 2012, pp. 2022–3.

Sources

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  • Divakar, Pradeep K.; Del-Prado, Ruth; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten; Wedin, Mats; Esslinger, Theodore L.; Leavitt, Steven D.; Crespo, Ana (December 2012). "Diversification of the newly recognized lichen-forming fungal lineage Montanelia (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) and its relation to key geological and climatic events". American Journal of Botany. 99 (12): 2014–2026. doi:10.3732/ajb.1200258.