Parmelia

genus of fungi
Taxon taxon Q310585
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Parmelia

Summary

Parmelia is a taxon[1]. Parmelia ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #1,608 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Parmelia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Parmelia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Parmelia is classified within Parmeliaceae[5].
  • Parmelia's scientific name is Parmelia[6].
  • Parmelia's Commons category is recorded as Parmelia[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Parmelia is Parmelia saxatilis[8].
  • Parmelia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Parmelia[9].
  • Parmelia's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[10].
  • Parmelia's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Parmelia's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Parmelia's taxon synonym is recorded as Lichen[13].
  • Parmelia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'shield lichen'}[14].
  • Parmelia is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Echt schildmos'}[15].
  • Parmelia is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カラクサゴケ属'}[16].
  • Parmelia's different from is recorded as Darmera peltata[17].
  • Parmelia's taxon author citation is recorded as Ach.[18].

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Classification

Parmelia's scientific name is Parmelia[6]. Parmelia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Parmelia is classified within Parmeliaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Parmelia is Parmelia saxatilis[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'shield lichen'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Echt schildmos'}[15], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カラクサゴケ属'}[16].

Identifiers

Parmelia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 54735[19]. Parmelia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 87260[20]. Parmelia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2576643[21]. Parmelia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 14009[22].

Why It Matters

Parmelia ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #1,608 of 195,241).[2] Parmelia has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Parmelia is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . MycoBank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Checklist of Lichens and Allied Fungi of Japan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Biota of New Zealand. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Darmera peltata
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    Parent taxon Parmeliaceae
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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