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Peltigera
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Peltigera

Peltigera is a genus of approximately 100 species of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. Commonly known as the dog or pelt lichens, species of Peltigera are often terricolous (growing on soil), but can also occur on moss, trees, rocks, and many other substrates in many parts of the world.

Most species of Peltigera have the cyanobacterium Nostoc as the dominant photobiont but some have the algae Coccomyxa. The presence of both a green alga and a cyanobacterium makes some tripartite; in this case they show cephalodium growths containing the third partner, Nostoc. Because of their ability to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, such lichens are influential in soil composition and generation.

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40 branches of this group, most-observed first

scaly pelt lichen

speciesPeltigera praetextata

dog pelt lichen

speciesPeltigera canina

membranous pelt lichen

speciesPeltigera membranacea

field dog lichen

speciesPeltigera rufescens

alternating dog lichen

speciesPeltigera didactyla

peppered pelt lichen

speciesPeltigera evansiana

sheepish pelt lichen

speciesPeltigera extenuata

scaly pelt lichen

speciesPeltigera lepidophora

pale-bellied pelt lichen

speciesPeltigera ponojensis

Frog pelt lichen

speciesPeltigera degenii

Peltigera cinnamomea

speciesPeltigera cinnamomea

Peltigera tereziana

speciesPeltigera tereziana

Peltigera monticola

speciesPeltigera monticola

chestnut pelt lichen

speciesPeltigera castanea

Peltigera ulcerata

speciesPeltigera ulcerata

dark-veined pelt lichen

speciesPeltigera kristinssonii

Peltigera austroamericana

speciesPeltigera austroamericana

Peltigera fibrilloides

speciesPeltigera fibrilloides

Peltigera vainioi

speciesPeltigera vainioi

Peltigera spuriella

speciesPeltigera spuriella

Peltigera islandica

speciesPeltigera islandica

Peltigera laciniata

speciesPeltigera laciniata

Peltigera soredians

speciesPeltigera soredians

Peltigera lambinonii

speciesPeltigera lambinonii

Peltigera aubertii

speciesPeltigera aubertii

Peltigera patagonica

speciesPeltigera patagonica

Peltigera isidiophora

speciesPeltigera isidiophora

Peltigera erioderma

speciesPeltigera erioderma

Peltigera montis-wilhelmii

speciesPeltigera montis-wilhelmii

Peltigera sorediifera

speciesPeltigera sorediifera

Peltigera antarctica

speciesPeltigera antarctica

Peltigera fimbriata

speciesPeltigera fimbriata

Peltigera rufescentiformis

speciesPeltigera rufescentiformis

Peltigera wulingensis

speciesPeltigera wulingensis

Peltigera friesiorum

speciesPeltigera friesiorum

Peltigera papuana

speciesPeltigera papuana

Peltigera granulosa

speciesPeltigera granulosa

Peltigera alkalicola

speciesPeltigera alkalicola

Peltigera scotteri

speciesPeltigera scotteri

Peltigera globulata

speciesPeltigera globulata

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Peltigera in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.491

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