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Peltigeraceae
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Peltigeraceae

The Peltigeraceae are a lichenized family of fungi in the order Peltigerales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution but are especially prevalent in temperate regions. The family contains two genera and 101 species.

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4 branches of this family, most-observed first

pelt lichens

genusPeltigera

Socket lichens

genusSolorina

Pseudosolorina

genusPseudosolorina

Sinuicella

genusSinuicella

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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 54295.