Ramalina is a genus of greenish fruticose lichens that grow in the form of flattened, strap-like branches.[3]: 189 Members of the genus are commonly called strap lichens[3]: 189 or cartilage lichens.[4] Apothecia are lecanorine.[3]: 189
Ramalina | |
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Ramalina fraxinea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Ramalinaceae |
Genus: | Ramalina Ach. (1809)[1] |
Type species | |
Ramalina fraxinea (L.) Ach. (1810)
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Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Lichen spot tests on the cortex are K−, C−, KC+ dark yellow, and P−.[3]: 189
It is in the Ramalinaceae and in the suborder Lecanorineae.[5]
The genus has a widespread distribution. A 2008 estimate placed more than 240 species in Ramalina.[6]