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Pectenia
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Pectenia

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...

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Blue Felt Lichen

speciesPectenia plumbea

Pectenia atlantica

speciesPectenia atlantica

Pectenia cyanoloma

speciesPectenia cyanoloma

Pectenia ligulata

speciesPectenia ligulata

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 823669.