Name:		Parmelia imitans Gyeln.
Status:		Species, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Parmelia Ach. [Genus] Parmeliaceae Zenker [Family] Lecanorales Nannf. [Order] Lecanoromycetidae P.M. Kirk, P.F. Cannon, J.C. David & Stalpers ex Miądl., Lutzoni & Lumbsch [Subclass] Lecanoromycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Parmelia imitans forma arenicola Gyeln. Parmelia imitans forma hypopallida (Gyeln.) Gyeln. Parmelia imitans forma imitans Parmelia imitans forma protoimbricatoides Gyeln. Parmelia imitans forma verrucosa Gyeln. Parmelia imitans var. coloradoënsis (Gyeln.) Gyeln. Parmelia imitans var. hypopallida (Gyeln.) Gyeln. Parmelia imitans var. imbricatoides Gyeln. Parmelia imitans var. imitans Parmelia imitans var. loannis-simae (Gyeln.) Gyeln.
Catalogue data:		Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 10: 521, Lamb, Index Lichenum p. 0
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]