Platismatia wheeleri is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in western North America, it was first described in 2011.[1]

Platismatia wheeleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Platismatia
Species:
P. wheeleri
Binomial name
Platismatia wheeleri
Goward, Altermann & Björk (2011)

References edit

  1. ^ Lumbsch T, Ahti T, Altermann S, Arup U, Kärnefelt I, Thell A, et al. (2011). "One hundred new species of lichenized fungi: a signature of undiscovered global diversity" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 18 (1): 1–127 (see p. 99). doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.18.1.1.