Name:		Ramalina Ach. apud Luyken, J.A., (1809) page 95 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Platysma Nyl. Platisma P. Browne ex Adans. (1763) Platysma Hill (1773) Desmazieria Mont. (1852) Cenozosia A. Massal. (1854) Chlorodictyon J. Agardh (1870) Alectoriopsis Elenkin (1929) Dievernia M. Choisy (1931) Ramalinomyces E.A. Thomas ex Cif. & Tomas. (1953) Trichoramalina Rundel & Bowler (1974) Fistulariella Bowler & Rundel (1977) Vermilacinia Spjut & Hale (1995)
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Ramalinaceae C. Agardh [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 Ramalina abyssinica Nyl. Ramalina africana (Stein) C.W. Dodge Ramalina ahtii Kashiw. & T.H. Nash Ramalina allani de Lesd. Ramalina allanii Bubák Ramalina alludens Nyl. Ramalina almquistii Vain. Ramalina americana Hale Ramalina anceps Nyl. Ramalina andina V. Marcano & A. Morales Ramalina angulosa Laurer Ramalina angustissima (Anzi) Vain. Ramalina anisitsiana Gyeln. Ramalina antillarum Vain. Ramalina arabum (Dill. ex Ach.) Meyen & Flot. Ramalina arbuscula Stizenb. Ramalina armorica Nyl. Ramalina asahinae W.L. Culb. & C.F. Culb. Ramalina asahinana Zahlbr. Ramalina aspera Räsänen Ramalina asperula Kremp. Ramalina atlantica W.L. Culb. Ramalina attenuata (Pers.) Howe Ramalina aulota Stirt. Ramalina australiensis Nyl. Ramalina bajacalifornica Bowler & Rundel Ramalina balatonica Gyeln. Ramalina baltica Lettau Ramalina banzarensis C.W. Dodge Ramalina bermudiana Stirt. Ramalina berterii Ramalina bicolor Müll. Arg. Ramalina bigeniculata de Lesd. Ramalina bistorta Nyl. Ramalina bogotensis Nyl. Ramalina boninensis Asahina Ramalina boulhautiana Maheu & A. Gillet Ramalina bourgeana Mont. ex Nyl. Ramalina brevis F. Wilson Ramalina breviuscula Ramalina cactacearum Follmann Ramalina cacuminum H. Magn. Ramalina caespitella G.N. Stevens Ramalina caespitosa H. Magn. Ramalina calcarata Krog & Swinscow Ramalina calicaris (L.) Röhl. Ramalina calycaris Ramalina camptospora Nyl. Ramalina canaguensis V. Marcano & A. Morales Ramalina canaliculata Fr. Ramalina canariensis J. Steiner Ramalina cannonii Elix, Din & Samsuddin Ramalina cantabrica Follmann Ramalina capensis Th. Fr. Ramalina capillaris Kashiw. & Kalb Ramalina capitata (Ach.) Nyl. Ramalina caracasana Müll. Arg. Ramalina carelica Räsänen Ramalina carpatica Körb. Ramalina celastri (Spreng.) Krog & Swinscow Ramalina cephalota Tuck. Ramalina ceratea Werner Ramalina cerinella Zahlbr. Ramalina cerinelloides H. Magn. Ramalina ceruchis (Ach.) De Not. Ramalina ceruchoides H. Magn. Ramalina cetrata Ramalina chiguarensis V. Marcano & A. Morales Ramalina chihuahuana Kashiw. & T.H. Nash Ramalina chilena (Nyl.) Kashiw. Ramalina chilensis Bertero ex Nyl. Ramalina chondrina J. Steiner Ramalina clementeana Llimona & Werner Ramalina cochlearis Zahlbr. Ramalina combeoides Nyl. Ramalina commixta Asahina Ramalina complanata (Sw.) Ach. Ramalina comptospora Ramalina conduplicans Vain. Ramalina confertula Krog & Østh. Ramalina confirmata (Nyl.) Elix Ramalina congolobata H. Magn. Ramalina consanguinea Müll. Arg. Ramalina continentalis Malme Ramalina controversa Sbarbaro Ramalina coreana Kashiw. & K.H. Moon Ramalina cornuata (Ach.) Motyka Ramalina corsicana Zahlbr. Ramalina costata Meyen & Flot. Ramalina crassa (Delise ex Nyl.) Motyka Ramalina cribrosa Ramalina crinalis (Ach.) Gyeln. Ramalina crinita Tuck. Ramalina crispans Werner Ramalina crispata V. Marcano & A. Morales Ramalina crispatula Nyl. Ramalina crosbyae Zahlbr. Ramalina cubana Ramalina culbersoniorum LaGreca Ramalina cumanensis Fée Ramalina cuneiformis Ramalina cupularis Krog & P. James Ramalina curnowii Cromb. Ramalina cuspidata (Ach.) Nyl. Ramalina dalmatica J. Steiner & Zahlbr. Ramalina dasypoga Tuck. Ramalina debilis Müll. Arg. Ramalina debrecenensis Gyeln. Ramalina decipiens Mont. Ramalina deliblatensis Gyeln. Ramalina deminuta Krog & Østh. Ramalina dendriscoidella Vain. Ramalina dendriscoides Nyl. Ramalina dendroides (Nyl.) Nyl. Ramalina denticulata (Eschw.) Nyl. Ramalina desolata H. Magn. Ramalina dichotoma Hepp Ramalina dictyota C.W. Dodge & Vareschi Ramalina digitata Ramalina digitellata Nyl. Ramalina dilacerata (Hoffm.) Hoffm. Ramalina disparata Krog & Swinscow Ramalina dissecta Kashiw. Ramalina dissimilis Krog Ramalina dracena H. Magn. Ramalina druidarum W.L. Culb. Ramalina dumeticola Krog & Swinscow Ramalina duriaei (De Not.) Bagl. Ramalina duriaei Jatta Ramalina ecklonii Samp. Ramalina elatior Ramalina elegans (Bagl. & Carestia) Stizenb. Ramalina elegantula P.M. Jørg. Ramalina erosa Krog Ramalina erumpens Blanchon, Braggins & Alison Stewart Ramalina escorialensis V. Marcano & A. Morales Ramalina euphorbiae Vain. Ramalina euxini Vezda Ramalina evernioides Ramalina exiguella Stirt. Ramalina exilis Asahina Ramalina extenuata H. Magn. Ramalina fallaciosa M. Choisy ex Werner Ramalina fallax Motyka Ramalina farinacea (L.) Ach. Ramalina fasciata Kremp. Ramalina fastigiata (Pers.) Ach. Ramalina fastigiatofraxinea Ramalina faurieana Zahlbr. Ramalina fecunda Krog & Swinscow Ramalina feldmanni Faurel, Ozenda & Schotter Ramalina fenestrata Motyka Ramalina fennica Ramalina filicaulis G.N. Stevens Ramalina fimbriata Krog & Swinscow Ramalina finkii Zahlbr. Ramalina fissa (Müll. Arg.) Vain. Ramalina flabelliformis Asahina Ramalina flaccescens Nyl. Ramalina flaccidissima Bory Ramalina flagellifera Vain. Ramalina flavescens Nyl. Ramalina floccosa Ramalina fluviatile Krog & Østh. Ramalina foliosa Ramalina follmannii C.W. Dodge Ramalina font-queri Ramalina foveolaris (Müll. Arg.) Vain. Ramalina fragilissima Krog Ramalina fraxinea (L.) Ach. Ramalina furcellata (Mont.) Zahlbr. Ramalina geniculata Hook. f. & Tayl. Ramalina glaucescens Kremp. Ramalina gracilenta (Ach.) Röhl. Ramalina gracilis (Pers.) Nyl. Ramalina graeca Müll. Arg. Ramalina grappae Sambo Ramalina grumosa Kashiw. Ramalina hamulosa Krog & Østh. Ramalina hierrensis Krog & Østh. Ramalina himalayensis Räsänen Ramalina hiorami de Lesd. Ramalina hoehneliana Müll. Arg. Ramalina holstii Krog & Swinscow Ramalina homalea Ach. Ramalina hossei Vain. Ramalina huei Harm. Ramalina humilis Ramalina hypodectodes Nyl. Ramalina hypoprotocetrarica Culb. Ramalina implectens Nyl. Ramalina implexa (Nyl.) Krog Ramalina inaequalis Nyl. Ramalina inanis Mont. Ramalina incana Kashiw. Ramalina incrassata (Nyl.) Motyka Ramalina incurvescens H. Magn. Ramalina indica Fr. Ramalina inflata (Hook. f. & Taylor) Hook. f. & Taylor Ramalina inflexa Blanchon, Braggins & Alison Stewart Ramalina insularis (Vain.) Räsänen Ramalina insularum H. Magn. Ramalina intermedia (Delise ex Nyl.) Nyl. Ramalina intermediella Vain. Ramalina intermixta Gyeln. Ramalina interponens Ramalina intricata Kremp. Ramalina jamesii Krog Ramalina javanica Nyl. Ramalina kardakovae Oksner Ramalina kazakhorum Oksner Ramalina knightiana Zahlbr. Ramalina kullensis Zopf Ramalina kurokawae Kashiw. Ramalina kuschei de Lesd. Ramalina lacera (With.) J.R. Laundon Ramalina lacerata Müll. Arg. Ramalina laciniata Ramalina lacunosa Rupr. Ramalina laevigata Fr. Ramalina lafayettii Ramalina lanceolata Nyl. Ramalina landroeensis Ramalina landroensis Ramalina latzelii Zahlbr. Ramalina lavicola H. Magn. Ramalina leiodea (Nyl.) Nyl. Ramalina leptocarpha Tuck. Ramalina leptosperma Nyl. Ramalina leucosticta Taylor Ramalina ligulata (Ach.) J.T.H. Brandt Ramalina linearis (Sw.) Ach. Ramalina litoralis Ramalina litorea G.N. Stevens Ramalina lojkana Mot. Ramalina lopezii V. Marcano & A. Morales Ramalina luciae D. Molho, Brodo, W.L. Culb. & C.F. Culb. Ramalina lugubris Hue Ramalina lusitanica H. Magn. Ramalina luxurians H. Magn. Ramalina maciformis (Delise) Bory Ramalina macrospora Kashiw. Ramalina maculata Ramalina maderensis Motyka Ramalina maerthae Du Rietz Ramalina mamillana Ramalina manni Ramalina mannii Zahlbr. Ramalina maritima Krog & Swinscow Ramalina maxima (Müll. Arg.) Szatala Ramalina mediterranea H. Magn. Ramalina melanothrix Laurer Ramalina membranacea Mont. Ramalina menziesii Tuck. Ramalina meridionalis Blanchon & Bannister Ramalina mexicana Ramalina meyeri Stein Ramalina microphylla V. Marcano & A. Morales Ramalina microspora Kremp. Ramalina minor (Nyl.) Motyka Ramalina minuscula Nyl. Ramalina minutula Ramalina mollis Krog Ramalina montagnei De Not. Ramalina montana Barkh. Ramalina moranii Bowler & Rundel Ramalina motykana Bystrek Ramalina multifida Ramalina myrioclada Müll. Arg. Ramalina nematodes (Nyl.) Krog & Østh. Ramalina nervosa Räsänen Ramalina nervulosa (Müll. Arg.) Abbayes Ramalina nodosa Krog & Østh. Ramalina nuda Stnr. Ramalina nylanderiana Räsänen Ramalina obtusata (Arnold) Bitter Ramalina otagoensis W. Martin & J. Child Ramalina ovalis Hook. f. & Taylor Ramalina pachyphloea J. Steiner Ramalina pacifica Asahina Ramalina palmiformis Kashiw. & T.H. Nash Ramalina paludosa B.J. Moore Ramalina panizzei de Not. Ramalina papillifera J. Steiner Ramalina paraguayensis Gyeln. Ramalina parva Krog & Østh. Ramalina patelliformis Kashiw. Ramalina pellucida Taylor Ramalina pendulina Ramalina pentecostii Krog & Swinscow Ramalina peranceps Nyl. Ramalina perlucens Hue Ramalina perpusilla Stirt. Ramalina pertenuis H. Magn. Ramalina pertusa Kashiw. Ramalina peruviana Ach. Ramalina petrina Bowler & Rundel Ramalina phalerata Ramalina pichii Sambo Ramalina pilulifera Taylor Ramalina pitardi Ramalina pitardii Hue Ramalina pluviariae Krog & Østh. Ramalina pocsii Krog & Swinscow Ramalina pollinaria (Westr.) Ach. Ramalina pollinariella (Nyl.) Nyl. Ramalina polycarpa Bory Ramalina polymorpha (Lilj.) Ach. Ramalina pontica Vězda Ramalina populina (Ehrh. ex Hoffm.) Vain. Ramalina portosantana Krog Ramalina portuensis G. Samp. Ramalina praetermissa Abbayes Ramalina prinii de Lesd. Ramalina prolifera Taylor Ramalina protecta H. Magn. Ramalina protensa Nyl. Ramalina prunastri Ramalina pseudocalicaris Asahina Ramalina pseudosekika Asahina Ramalina psoromica Kashiw. & T.H. Nash Ramalina puberulenta Riefner & Bowler Ramalina puiggarii Müll. Arg. Ramalina pulchella de Lesd. Ramalina pulvinata Ramalina pumila Mont. Ramalina pusilla LePrev. Ramalina pusiola Müll. Arg. Ramalina pyrifera (Nyl.) Motyka Ramalina ramulicola (M. Choisy) Zahlbr. Ramalina reagens (de Lesd.) W.L. Culb. Ramalina rectangularis Nyl. Ramalina reducta Krog & Swinscow Ramalina reptans Kashiw., C.W. Sm. & K.H. Moon Ramalina requienii (De Not.) Jatta Ramalina reticulata (Nöhden) Kremp. Ramalina retiformis Menz. Ramalina rigida Ach. Ramalina riparia Blanchon, Braggins & Alison Stewart Ramalina rjabuschinskii Sav. Ramalina roccelliformis Ramalina roesleri (Hochst. ex Schaer.) Hue Ramalina rosacea (A. Massal.) Hepp Ramalina rubrotincta Krog & Østh. Ramalina ruwenzoriensis H. Magn. Ramalina ryssolea Ramalina sandwicensis Zahlbr. Ramalina santanensis V. Marcano & A. Morales Ramalina saxicola H. Magn. Ramalina sayreana W.L. Culb. & C.F. Culb. Ramalina scoparia Vain. Ramalina scopulorum (Retz.) Ach. Ramalina scoriseda Zahlbr. Ramalina scrobiculata Müll. Arg. Ramalina seawardii Aptroot & Sipman Ramalina sekika Asahina Ramalina semicuspidata (Räsänen) Sheard Ramalina sepiacea (Nyl.) Nyl. Ramalina sharpii Rundel Ramalina shinanoana Kashiw. Ramalina sideriza Zahlbr. Ramalina siliquosa (Huds.) A.L. Sm. Ramalina similis H. Magn. Ramalina sinaloensis Bowler & Rundel Ramalina sinensis Jatta Ramalina sintenisii Müll. Arg. Ramalina sonorensis Kashiw. & T.H. Nash Ramalina soraligera H. Magn. Ramalina sorediantha Nyl. Ramalina sorediosa (de Lesd.) Landrón Ramalina speciosa Ramalina spinifera C.W. Dodge Ramalina sprengelii Krog & Swinscow Ramalina squarrosa (Hoffm.) Oksner Ramalina stenoclada W.L. Culb. Ramalina stenospora Müll. Arg. Ramalina stephanophora (Zahlbr.) Kashiw. & Kalb Ramalina stevensiae Elix, Din & Samsuddin Ramalina stevensii Elix, Laily & Samsuddin Ramalina straminea (Pers.) Ach. Ramalina strepsilis (Ach.) Zahlbr. Ramalina striatula Nees & Flot. Ramalina subampliata Ramalina subamplicata (Nyl.) Fink Ramalina subanceps Nyl. Ramalina subasperata Nyl. Ramalina subbreviuscula Asahina Ramalina subcalicaris Nyl. Ramalina subcomplanata (Nyl.) Zahlbr. Ramalina subdecipiens J. Steiner Ramalina subfarinacea (Nyl ex Cromb.) Nyl. Ramalina subfastigiata (Nyl.) Werner Ramalina subfenestrata Follmann & Huneck Ramalina subfraxinea Nyl. Ramalina subgeniculata Ramalina subleptocarpha Rundel & Bowler Ramalina sublitoralis Asahina Ramalina subnuda (Müll. Arg.) H. Magn. Ramalina subpapillosa (Nyl.) H. Magn. Ramalina subpellucida Müll. Arg. Ramalina subpollinaria Nyl. Ramalina subpolymorpha Werner Ramalina subpusilla (Nyl.) Krog & Swinscow Ramalina subrotunda Kashiw., C.W. Sm. & K.H. Moon Ramalina subulata Mont. Ramalina subvittata Nyl. Ramalina subvulcania Werner Ramalina subwebbiana (Nyl.) Hue Ramalina sulcatula Nyl. Ramalina superfraxinea Follmann & Sánchez-Pinto Ramalina taitensis Nyl. Ramalina tapperi Krog & Swinscow Ramalina tasmanica Nyl. Ramalina tayloriana Zahlbr. Ramalina tenella Müll. Arg. Ramalina tenuis (Tuck.) G. Merr. Ramalina tenuissima V. Marcano & A. Morales Ramalina terebrata Hook. f. & Taylor Ramalina testudinaria Nyl. Ramalina thrausta (Ach.) Nyl. Ramalina thraustoides Vain. Ramalina throwerae Aptroot & Sipman Ramalina tigrina Follmann Ramalina timdaliana Krog Ramalina tinctoria Flot. Ramalina tingitana Salzm. Ramalina tortuosa Krog & Østh. Ramalina tovarensis V. Marcano & A. Morales Ramalina translucida Krog & Swinscow Ramalina tropica G.N. Stevens Ramalina tuberculata Taylor Ramalina tucumanensis Räsänen Ramalina tumidula (Taylor) Huneck & Follmann Ramalina turgida Kremp. Ramalina umbilicata H. Magn. Ramalina unifolia J.W. Thomson Ramalina unilateralis F. Wilson Ramalina usnea (L.) R. Howe Ramalina usneoides Mont. Ramalina vareschii V. Marcano & A. Morales Ramalina verrucosa Hook. f. & Taylor Ramalina vittata Ramalina vizzavonensis Zschacke Ramalina vogulica Vain. Ramalina vogulina Ramalina voukii Kugan & Zahlbr. Ramalina vulcanica (Mont.) Nyl. Ramalina webbii Mont. Ramalina whinrayi G.N. Stevens Ramalina whinrayii G.N. Stevens Ramalina wigginsiae Rundel & Bowler Ramalina willeyi R. Howe Ramalina xalapensis V. Marcano & A. Morales Ramalina yasudae Räsänen Ramalina yemensis (Ach.) Nyl. Ramalina zollingeri Szatala Ramalina zopfii W.L. Culb., C.F. Culb. & A.E. Johnson
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