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Placynthium

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Placynthium
Placynthium nigrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Placynthiaceae
Genus: Placynthium
(Ach.) Gray (1821)
Type species
Placynthium nigrum
(Huds.) Gray (1821)
Synonyms
  • CollemaPlacynthium Ach. (1810)

Placynthium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Placynthiaceae.[1] Members of this genus are commonly called blackthread lichens.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  2. ^ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Name Search
  3. ^ Blackthread Lichen (Placynthium), Encyclopedia of Life
  4. ^ Spribille, Toby; Fryday, Alan M.; Pérez-Ortega, Sergio; Svensson, Måns; Tønsberg, Tor; Ekman, Stefan; Holien, Håkon; Resl, Philipp; Schneider, Kevin; Stabentheiner, Edith; Thüs, Holger; Vondrák, Jan; Sharman, Lewis (2020). "Lichens and associated fungi from Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska". The Lichenologist. 52 (2): 61–181. doi:10.1017/S0024282920000079. hdl:10261/232567. PMC 7398404. PMID 32788812.