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Cotton Lichens
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Cotton Lichens

Crocynia

Crocynia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It has five species. The genus is currently in taxonomic limbo because molecular studies have shown that Crocynia, which has nomenclatural priority over Phyllopsora, is phylogenetically nested within Phyllopsora. This has led to a proposal to conserve the name Phyllopsora over Crocynia to ensure nomenclatural stability and avoid taxonomic disarray.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Crocynia pyxinoides

speciesCrocynia pyxinoides

Crocynia gossypina

speciesCrocynia gossypina

Crocynia microphyllina

speciesCrocynia microphyllina

Crocynia cerebrina

speciesCrocynia cerebrina

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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 175942.