Melanelixia

Melanelixia
Melanelixia fuliginosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Subdivision:	Pezizomycotina
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Melanelixia O. Blanco, A. Crespo, Divakar, Essl., D. Hawksw. & Lumbsch
Type species
Melanelixia glabra (Schaer.) O. Blanco, A. Crespo, Divakar, Essl., D. Hawksw. & Lumbsch
Species
M. albertana M. fuliginosa subsp. fuliginosa M. fuliginosa subsp. glabratula M. glabroides M. huei M. subvillosella M. villosella

Melanelixia is a genus of lichenized fungi within the Parmeliaceae family.^[1] The genus has a widespread distribution and contains 8 species.^[2]

References

1. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet (The Field Museum, Department of Botany, Chicago, USA) 13: 1–58. http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp. 
2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 

External links

• Melanelixia in Index Fungorum.