Parmelia is a genus of medium to large foliose (leafy) lichens. [3]: 78 It has a global distribution, extending from the Arctic [4] to the Antarctic continent [5] but concentrated in temperate regions. [6] There are about 40 species in Parmelia. [7]

The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2700 species [2] in 71 genera, it is the largest family of lichen -forming fungi. The most speciose genera in the family are the well-known groups: Xanthoparmelia (822 species), Usnea (355 species), Parmotrema (255 species), and Hypotrachyna (262 species). [3]

Parmelia, largest genus of foliose (leafy) lichens, which includes among its members the species commonly known as crottle and skull lichen. Crottle, the largest foliose lichen, resembles crumpled leather and sometimes grows 90 to 120 centimetres in diameter. It is …

Parmelia is likely the largest genus of medium-to-large foliose lichens (reaching up to 90–120 cm in diameter), which normally present an upper surface of pale bluish-grey to light brown color with a network of web-like ridges and depressions; From: Phytochemistry, 2019

Parmelia sulcata, commonly known as the hammered shield lichen or cracked-shield lichen, is a foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. First described by Thomas Taylor in 1836, it is one of the most prevalent lichen species globally, known for its resilience to pollution and cosmopolitan distribution across temperate and cold regions of both ...

Parmelia that belongs to the Parmeliaceae Family is a foliose lichen combined with one or two groups of fungi in Phylum Ascomycota or Basidiomycota and algae, which might be green algae or blue-green algae (cyanobacteria).

Sep 1, 2019 · Parmelia is one of the most representative genera within Parmeliaceae family. Parmelia lichens arise as valuable tools for biomonitoring environmental. Parmelia lichens produce particular specialized metabolites. Parmelia …

Dec 21, 2012 · The largest family of lichen-forming fungi, the Parmeliaceae, is reviewed. It includes 79 genera in current use and ca 2726 species, a large majority of which belong to one of five main clades: the parmelioid, cetrarioid, usneoid, alectorioid and hypogymnioid.

The meaning of PARMELIA is a large genus (the type of the family Parmeliaceae) of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens having cortex on both surfaces of a closely appressed thallus and including several that are important sources of purple and brown dyestuffs especially in Scotland, Wales, and Scandinavia.

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.