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Geltingia
Geltingia is a fungal genus in the family Helicogoniaceae. It is monotypic, containing the single lichenicolous species Geltingia associata. The genus was circumscribed in 1990 by mycologists Vagn Alstrup and David Leslie Hawksworth. The genus name honours Danish scientist Paul Gelting.
It has a circumpolar distribution. It is known to grow on the lichens Ochrolechia frigida, Ochrolechia upsaliensis and Pertusaria.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Geltingia associata
speciesGeltingia associata
Geltingia stereocaulorum
speciesGeltingia stereocaulorum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 175799.