Species
Peltigera membranacea (Membranous pelt lichen)
Peltigera membranacea. Photo: (c) Richard Droker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Peltigera membranacea is a species of lichenized fungus in the family Peltigeraceae. It has a foliose growth pattern, with what appear to be veins in the leaf-like parts, but these do not have a vascular function.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
- Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
- Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
- Class: Lecanoromycetes (Common lichens)
- Subclass: Lecanoromycetidae (Shield lichens, sunburst lichens, rosette lichens, and allies)
- Order: Peltigerales
- Family: Peltigeraceae
- Genus: Peltigera (Pelt lichens)
- Species: Peltigera membranacea (Membranous pelt lichen)
- Genus: Peltigera (Pelt lichens)
- Family: Peltigeraceae
- Order: Peltigerales
- Subclass: Lecanoromycetidae (Shield lichens, sunburst lichens, rosette lichens, and allies)
- Class: Lecanoromycetes (Common lichens)
- Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
- Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
Sightings
