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Menegazzia
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Menegazzia

Menegazzia is a genus of lichenized fungi containing roughly 70 accepted species. The group is sometimes referred to as the tree flutes, honeycombed lichens, or hole-punch lichens. The most obvious morphological feature of the genus is the distinctive perforations spread across the upper side of the thallus. This makes the group easy to recognise, even for those not particularly familiar with lichen identification.

The genus has a sub-cosmopolitan distribution (excluding Antarctica), but is concentrated in Australasia, Melanesia, and southern South America. Most species grow exclusively on trees, but some grow on rocks, moss, and/or soil.

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41 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Tree Flute Lichen

speciesMenegazzia subsimilis

Port-hole Lichen

speciesMenegazzia terebrata

Menegazzia subpertusa

speciesMenegazzia subpertusa

Menegazzia neozelandica

speciesMenegazzia neozelandica

Menegazzia pertransita

speciesMenegazzia pertransita

Menegazzia nothofagi

speciesMenegazzia nothofagi

Menegazzia aucklandica

speciesMenegazzia aucklandica

Menegazzia eperforata

speciesMenegazzia eperforata

Menegazzia inflata

speciesMenegazzia inflata

Menegazzia aeneofusca

speciesMenegazzia aeneofusca

Menegazzia dielsii

speciesMenegazzia dielsii

Menegazzia platytrema

speciesMenegazzia platytrema

Menegazzia pulchra

speciesMenegazzia pulchra

Menegazzia globulifera

speciesMenegazzia globulifera

Menegazzia foraminulosa

speciesMenegazzia foraminulosa

Menegazzia castanea

speciesMenegazzia castanea

Menegazzia confusa

speciesMenegazzia confusa

Menegazzia inactiva

speciesMenegazzia inactiva

Menegazzia caliginosa

speciesMenegazzia caliginosa

Menegazzia testacea

speciesMenegazzia testacea

Menegazzia neotropica

speciesMenegazzia neotropica

Menegazzia circumsorediata

speciesMenegazzia circumsorediata

Menegazzia ultralucens

speciesMenegazzia ultralucens

Menegazzia lucens

speciesMenegazzia lucens

Menegazzia endocrocea

speciesMenegazzia endocrocea

Menegazzia caesiopruinosa

speciesMenegazzia caesiopruinosa

Menegazzia corrugata

speciesMenegazzia corrugata

Menegazzia asekiensis

speciesMenegazzia asekiensis

Menegazzia weindorferi

speciesMenegazzia weindorferi

Menegazzia fertilis

speciesMenegazzia fertilis

Menegazzia myriotrema

speciesMenegazzia myriotrema

Menegazzia prototypica

speciesMenegazzia prototypica

Menegazzia grandis

speciesMenegazzia grandis

Menegazzia globoisidiata

speciesMenegazzia globoisidiata

Menegazzia fissicarpa

speciesMenegazzia fissicarpa

Menegazzia caviisidia

speciesMenegazzia caviisidia

Menegazzia asahinae

speciesMenegazzia asahinae

Menegazzia norstictica

speciesMenegazzia norstictica

Menegazzia conica

speciesMenegazzia conica

Menegazzia hypernota

speciesMenegazzia hypernota

Menegazzia gallowayi

speciesMenegazzia gallowayi

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