Subfamily

Parmelioideae (Typical shield lichens)

Hypogymnia hultenii. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2000 species in roughly 87 genera, it is regarded as the largest family of lichen forming fungi. The most speciose genera in the family are the well-known groups: Xanthoparmelia (800+ species), Usnea (500+ species), Parmotrema (350+ species), and Hypotrachyna (190+ species).

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