Dactylina arctica is a species of fungus within the family Parmeliaceae.[1] Common names for this lichen are butterfinger lichen and Arctic finger lichen. A specific area in which this lichen occurs is represented by the boreal forests of Canada.[2]

Dactylina arctica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Dactylina
Species:
D. arctica
Binomial name
Dactylina arctica
(Hook. f.) Nyl. (1860)
Synonyms
  • Dufourea arctica Richardson (1823)

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  1. ^ ITIS. 2009
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2008