Hypotrachyna laevigata

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Hypotrachyna laevigata
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Hypotrachyna
Species:
H. laevigata
Binomial name
Hypotrachyna laevigata
(Sm.) Hale (1975)
Synonyms [1]
  • Lichen laevigatusSm. (1808)
  • Parmelia laevigata(Sm.) Ach. (1814)
  • Parmelia sinuosa var. laevigata(Sm.) Schaer. (1850)
  • Imbricaria laevigata(Sm.) Arnold (1870)
  • Parmotrema laevigatum(Sm.) M.Choisy (1952)

Hypotrachyna laevigata is a species of foliose lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. [2]

It has a cosmopolitan distribution. [2]

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References

  1. "Mycobank:Hypotrachna laevigata" . Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  2. 1 2 "Hypotrachyna laevigata (Sm.) Hale". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.