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Protopannaria pezizoides, the gray moss-shingle, is a species of squamulose lichen in the family Pannariaceae. It was first described scientifically by the German botanist Georg Heinrich Weber in 1778. It has a long and complex taxonomic history, and has an extensive synonymy. It was transferred to the genus Protopannaria by Per Magnus Jørgensen and Stefan Ekman in 2000; it was assigned as the type species of the genus. Protopannaria pezizoides is widespread, with a continental distribution that includes Africa, Asia, North America, and Oceania. The lichen thrives in moist and/or humid

Protopannaria is a genus of seven species of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. The genus was elevated from a subgenus of Pannaria to full genus status in 2000. Protopannaria lichens typically grow as small, overlapping patches on mossy tree trunks and branches in humid, old-growth forests. The genus is primarily distributed in subantarctic and temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere.

Bacidina contecta is a species of lichen in the family Ramalinaceae, first found in inland rainforests of British Columbia. This small lichen forms olive-green crusts on the stems of shrubs like blueberry and forms tiny, pale fruiting bodies that are easily overlooked. It was discovered in 2009 and is known from scattered locations in southeastern British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana, where it grows in humid old-growth forests.

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Vahliella is a genus of nine species of lichen-forming fungi in the order Peltigerales. It is the only member of Vahliellaceae, a family circumscribed in 2010 to contain this genus. Vahliella was formerly placed in the family Pannariaceae until molecular phylogenetics showed that it did not belong there. Vahliella species are found in the Northern Hemisphere – mainly in North America, but also in Europe and India. Vahliella species somewhat resemble those of the genus Fuscopannaria – in which they were originally classified – but are distinguished from them by the layered apical amyloid

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Bryobilimbia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the family Lecideaceae. It was circumscribed in 2014 by Alan Fryday, Christian Printzen, and Stefan Ekman. The type species is Bryolimbia hypnorum.

Brianaria is a lichen genus in the family Psoraceae. It was circumscribed in 2014 by Stefan Ekman and Måns Svensson to contain four closely related species formerly in the Micarea sylvicola group.

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Pectenia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. It comprises four species. The genus was established in 2014 when DNA studies showed that a group of thick, bluish-grey lichens previously classified in the genus Degelia actually represented a separate evolutionary lineage. Pectenia species are characterized by their rigid, scallop-like surface texture and circular growth pattern. These lichens are found primarily in Atlantic-influenced regions of Europe and North Africa, with one species also occurring in northeastern North America. The genus partners with cyanobacteria

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Bellicidia is a fungal genus in the family Ramalinaceae. It comprises the single species Bellicidia incompta, a widely distributed corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen.

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The Dacryonaemataceae are a family of fungi in the order Dacrymycetales. The family currently contains the single genus Dacryonaema with three known species from Europe and North America.

Bryobilimbia australis is a species of crustose lichen in the family Ramalinaceae. First described by lichenologist Gintaras Kantvilas in 2005 from specimens collected in Tasmania, this lichen forms dull-coloured, uneven patches that range from pale greyish to brownish or greenish grey. It is distinguished by its large, black, berry-like reproductive structures that can form complex clusters up to 9 millimetres wide, and its broad ecological tolerance. The species is found across the Southern Hemisphere, occurring in Tasmania, south-eastern mainland Australia, New Zealand, and Tierra del

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