Name:		Parmelia encausta Nyl.
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 encausta var. candefacta Ach. Parmelia encausta var. encausta Parmelia encausta var. intestiniformis (Vill.) Bisch. Parmelia encausta var. multipuncta (Ehrh.) Th. Fr. Parmelia encausta var. textilis Ach.
Catalogue data:		Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 6: 28, Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 8: 558
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]