Cornicularia

Cornicularia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Cornicularia (Schreb.) Ach.
Type species
Cornicularia normoerica (Gunnerus) Du Rietz 1926

Cornicularia is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a monotypic genus, with only one currently accepted species: Cornicularia normoerica.^[1] This species has an erect caespitose growth form, and is sometimes referred to as the brittle lichen.

References

1. ^ Crespo, A., Lumbsch, H.T., Mattsson, J.-E., Blanco, O., Divakar, P.K., Articus, K., Wiklund, E., Bawingan, P.A., Wedin, M. (2007). Testing morphology-based hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships in Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota) using three ribosomal markers and the nuclear RPB1 gene. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 812–824. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17276700t

External links

• Cornicularia at the online Encyclopedia of Life
• Cornicularia normoerica at the Stridvall's Botanical Site
• Cornicularia normoerica at Sharnoff Photography