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Parmelia sulcata

Net-marked parmelia
Parmelia sulcata - Lindsey.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Parmelia
Species: P. sulcata
Binomial name
Parmelia sulcata
Taylor, 1836

Net-marked parmelia (Parmelia sulcata), or shield lichen, is a foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is very tolerant of pollution and has a cosmopolitan distribution, making it one of the most common lichens. It harbours a unicellular Trebouxia green algal symbiont.

Parmelia sulcata


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