Dactylina arctica

Dactylina arctica is a species of fungus within the family Parmeliaceae.[1] Common names for this lichen are finger lichen and Arctic finger lichen. A specific area in which this lichen occurs is represented by the boreal forests of Canada.[2]

Dactylina arctica
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D. arctica
Binomial name
Dactylina arctica
(Hook. f.) Nyl. (1860)
Synonyms
  • Dufourea arctica Richardson (1823)

See also

  • Reindeer lichen

References

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  1. ITIS. 2009
  2. C. Michael Hogan. 2008


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