Hypotrachyna | |
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Hypotrachyna osseoalba | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Hypotrachyna (Vain.) Hale (1974) |
Type species | |
Hypotrachyna brasiliana (Nyl.) Hale (1974) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Hypotrachyna is a genus of lichenized fungi within the family Parmeliaceae. [2] According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains about 198 species. [3] Hypotrachyna was circumscribed by American lichenologist Mason Ellsworth Hale Jr in 1974. [4]