Cetraria
Cetraria is a genus of fruticose lichens that associate with green algae as photobionts. Most species are found at high latitudes, occurring on sand or heath. Species have a characteristic "strap-like" form, with spiny lobe edges.
Cetraria | |
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Cetraria aculeata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Cetraria Ach. (1803) |
Type species | |
Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. (1803) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Cetraria islandica, Iceland moss, is one of the few culinary lichens, ground and eaten by Northern Europeans in times of famine.
Another species is used today as a "bulking" agent in garam masala of traditional Indian cuisine.
Species
- Cetraria aculeata (Schreb.) Fr. (1826)
- Cetraria australiensis W.A.Weber ex Kärnefelt (1977)
- Cetraria endochrysea (Lynge) Divakar, A.Crespo & Lumbsch (2017)
- Cetraria ericetorum Opiz (1852)
- Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. (1803)
- Cetraria laevigata Rass. (1943)
- Cetraria minuscula (Elenkin & Savicz) McCune (2018)
- Cetraria muricata (Ach.) Eckfeldt (1895)
- Cetraria nepalensis D.D.Awasthi (1957)
- Cetraria obtusata (Schaer.) van den Boom & Sipman (1994)
- Cetraria odontella (Ach.) Ach. 1814)
- Cetraria pallida D.D.Awasthi (1957)
- Cetraria racemosa (Lynge) Øvstedal (2009)
- Cetraria sepincola (Hoffm.) Ach. (1803)
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References
- "Synonymy: Cetraria Ach". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
Gallery
- Cetraria arenaria
- Cetraria laevigata
- Marginal projections on C. laevigata
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