Name:		Melanelia Essl., (1978) page 46-47 [basionym]
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		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:		Species Melanelia acetabulum (Neck.) Essl. Melanelia agnata (Nyl.) Thell Melanelia albertana (Ahti) Essl. Melanelia calva (Essl.) Essl. Melanelia commixta (Nyl.) Thell Melanelia culbersonii (Hale) Thell Melanelia disjuncta (Erichsen) Essl. Melanelia elegantula (Zahlbr.) Essl. Melanelia exasperata (De Not.) Essl. Melanelia exasperatula (Nyl.) Essl. Melanelia fuliginosa (Fr. ex Duby) Essl. Melanelia fuscosorediata (Essl.) Essl. Melanelia glabra (Schaer.) Essl. Melanelia glabratula (Lamy) Essl. Melanelia glabratuloides (Essl.) Essl. Melanelia glabroides (Essl.) Essl. Melanelia gomukhensis Divakar, Upreti & Elix Melanelia granulosa (Lynge) Essl. Melanelia halei (Ahti) Essl. Melanelia hepatizon (Ach.) A. Thell Melanelia huei (Asahina) Essl. Melanelia inactiva P.M. Jørg. Melanelia incolorata (Parrique) Essl. Melanelia infumata (Nyl.) Essl. Melanelia koflerae (Clauzade & Poelt) Essl. Melanelia laciniatula (Flagey ex H. Olivier) Essl. Melanelia multispora (A. Schneid.) Essl. Melanelia olivacea (L.) Essl. Melanelia olivaceoides (Krog) Essl. Melanelia panniformis (Nyl.) Essl. Melanelia piliferella (Essl.) Essl. Melanelia poeltii Essl. Melanelia predisjuncta (Essl.) Essl. Melanelia pseudoglabra (Essl.) Essl. Melanelia septentrionalis (Lynge) Essl. Melanelia sorediata (Ach.) Goward & Ahti Melanelia sorediosa (Almb.) Essl. Melanelia stygia (L.) Essl. Melanelia subargentifera (Nyl.) Essl. Melanelia subaurifera (Nyl.) Essl. Melanelia subelegantula (Essl.) Essl. Melanelia subglabra (Räsänen) Essl. Melanelia subolivacea (Nyl.) Essl. Melanelia substygia (Räsänen) Essl. Melanelia subverruculifera (J.C. Wei & Y.M. Jiang) J.C. Wei Melanelia tominii (Oksner) Essl. Melanelia trabeculata (Ahti) Essl. Melanelia ushuaiensis (Zahlbr.) Essl. Melanelia villosella (Essl.) Essl. Melanelia zopheroa (Essl.) Essl.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (1 record)
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]