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whitewash lichens and allies
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whitewash lichens and allies

Phlyctidaceae

The Phlyctidaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Ostropales. Species in this family have primarily a tropical distribution, and are usually found growing on bark.

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3 branches of this family, most-observed first

Blemished Lichens

genusPhlyctis

Phlyctella

genusPhlyctella

Psathyrophlyctis

genusPsathyrophlyctis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 175458.