Amandinea milliaria

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Amandinea milliaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Caliciales
Family: Caliciaceae
Genus: Amandinea
Species:
A. milliaria
Binomial name
Amandinea milliaria
(
Tuck.
) P.F.May & Sheard (1997)
Synonyms
  • Rinodina milliaria Tuck. (1877)

Amandinea milliaria is a species of corticolous lichen in the family Caliciaceae. It was originally described as a species of Rinodina by Edward Tuckerman in 1877.[1] Philip F. May and John Wilson Sheard transferred it to Amandinea in 1997. The lichen is found in the east coast of North America, ranging from Prince Edward Island south to Texas, and includes the Great Lakes region.[2]

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