Platismatia glauca (L.) W.L. Culb. & C.F. Culb.
(a lichen)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlatismatia glauca (a lichen)
FamilyPARMELIACEAE (a family of lichens)
OrderLECANORALES (an order of lichens)
SubclassLECANOROMYCETIDAE (a subclass of lichens)
ClassLECANOROMYCETES (a class of lichens)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Platismatia glauca (a lichen) :
1: Platismatia glauca (a lichen)
12 May 1979 OSGR: SD79 54° 20’ N, 2° 30’ W England
on Ash trunk
Image 1: Platismatia glauca is towards the lower right - moist thallus
2: Platismatia glauca (a lichen)
11 May 1979 OSGR: SD76 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
on Birch
Image 1: Thalli - in situ - moist
3: Platismatia glauca (a lichen)
14 Apr 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on Birch
Image 1: Thallus - close-upImage 2: Thallus - enlarged
4: Platismatia glauca (a lichen)
28 Sep 1973 OSGR: SE98 54° 20’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
on Oak
Image 1: Thallus - close-up

Platismatia glauca (a lichen) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Platismatia glauca (a lichen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Platismatia glauca (a lichen)
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