Peltigera membranacea

Peltigera membranacea
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Peltigerales
Family:	Peltigeraceae
Genus:	Peltigera
Species:	P. membranacea
Binomial name
Peltigera membranacea (Ach.) Nyl. (1887)
Synonyms
Peltidea canina var. membranaceaAch. (1810)

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. ^[2] The apothecia are erect, numerous, and often a bright brown-orange in colour. ^[3] Some simple sequence repeat markers have been developed for both the fungal partner (mycobiont) of Peltigera membranacea and its Nostoc photobiont partner; these allow for both population genetic studies and an alternative means of identifying between P. membranacea and its lookalikes. ^[4]

References

1. NatureServe. "Peltigera membranacea". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
2. Hale, ME. (1988). Lichens of California. University of California Press. pp. 17–18. ISBN   978-0-520-05713-5.
3. "CNALH - Peltigera membranacea". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
4. Werth, Silke; Pálsson, Stefán Þór; Andrésson, Ólafur S. (2021). "Characterization of simple sequence repeat loci for Peltigera membranacea (lichenized Ascomycota) and its Nostoc photobiont". The Lichenologist. 53 (6): 457–465. doi: 10.1017/s0024282921000384 .