North American Fungi 7: 3 (2012).
Synonyms: Parmotrema subgenus Crespoa D. Hawksw., Lichenologist 43: 647 (2011).
Type species: Parmelia crozalsiana B. de Lesd. ex Harm.
Number of species: 5.
Family: Parmeliaceae.
Description: A foliose lichen genus in the Parmeliaceae with 5 species, based on the molecular Parmelia crozalsiana - clade. The species are characterized by an absence of characters from the fungal reproductive structures distinguishing members of the group from those classified in Parmotrema subg. Parmotrema.
Photobiont: Trebouxioid green alga.
Chemistry:
Selected literature:
Lendemer & Hodkinson 2012.