Protoparmelia | |
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Closeup of Protoparmelia badia; scale bar is 1 mm | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Protoparmelia M.Choisy (1929) |
Type species | |
Protoparmelia badia |
Protoparmelia is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. [1] The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains 11 species. Protoparmelia was circumscribed by French lichenologist Maurice Choisy in 1929. [2]