Actinoplaca

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Actinoplaca
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Graphidales
Family: Gomphillaceae
Genus: Actinoplaca
Müll. Arg. [1]
Type species
Actinoplaca strigulacea
Müll. Arg.

Actinoplaca is a genus of fungi within the Gomphillaceae family. [2]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum; [3]

Former species;

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References

  1. Müller J. (1891). "Lichenes, in Durand, T. & Pittier, H., Primitiae Florae Costaricensis". Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique. 30 (1): 49–97.
  2. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  3. "Actinoplaca - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 28 January 2023.