Parmelinella Explained

Parmelinella is a genus of lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1987 by John Elix and Mason Hale as a segregate of Parmelina, from which it differs in having larger ascospores and containing salazinic acid. Although the genus had been assumed to be well-defined morphologically, a 2021 molecular phylogenetic study suggests that the generic delimitations need to be revised.

Species

• Parmelinella afrocetrata
• Parmelinella chozoubae – Asia
• Parmelinella cinerascens – South America
• Parmelinella inexplicabilis
• Parmelinella manipurensis
• Parmelinella mutata – South America
• Parmelinella nimandairana – Africa; Asia
• Parmelinella salacinifera – North America; Central America; South America; Caribbean islands; Thailand
• Parmelinella schimperiana – Kenya
• Parmelinella simplicior – Africa; Asia
• Parmelinella versiformis – South America
• Parmelinella wallichiana – Africa; Asia; Australia; South America