Squamarina
| Squamarina | |
|---|---|
| Squamarina sp. growing in Warscheneck, Upper Austria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Stereocaulaceae |
| Genus: | Squamarina Poelt (1958) |
| Type species | |
| Squamarina gypsacea | |
| Species | |
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S. cartilaginea | |
Squamarina is a genus of lichens in the family Stereocaulaceae. They form patches of radiating lobes or overlapping scales (squamules), with a well-developed upper cortex and no lower cortex. They grow on calcareous soil and rocks. Squamarina lentigera can be used to make a yellow dye.
Genus Squamarina was circumscribed by the lichenologist Josef Poelt in 1958, with Squamarina gypsacea assigned as the type species.