Pleurosticta is a genus of lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. It has two species.[1] The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Franz Petrak in 1931, with Pleurosticta lichenicola assigned as the type species.[2] This is now known as a synonym of P. acetabulum.[3]

Pleurosticta
Pleurosticta acetabulum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Pleurosticta
Petr. (1931)
Type species
Pleurosticta lichenicola
Petr. (1931)
Species

P. acetabulum
P. koflerae

Species

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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. ^ Petrak, F. (1931). "Fungi Adeani. Ein Beitrag zur Pilzflora Bayerns und der angrenzenden Länder". Kryptogamische Forschungen. II (in German) (2): 155–194.
  3. ^ "Record details: Pleurosticta lichenicola Petr., Z. Morph. Okol. Tiere 2(2): 190 (1931)". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 3 April 2021.