Carbonea

Carbonea
Carbonea vitellinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Lecanoraceae
Genus: Carbonea
(Hertel) Hertel (1983)
Type species
Carbonea atronivea
(Arnold) Hertel (1983)
Synonyms[1]

Lecidea subgen. Carbonea Hertel (1967)

Carbonea is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species.[2] Carbonea was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of Lecidea in 1967[3] before it was promoted to generic status in 1983.[4]

Species

References

  1. "Carbonea (Hertel) Hertel 1983". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. Hertel H. (1967). "Revision einiger calciphiler Formenkreise der Flechtengattung Lecidea". Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia (in German) 24: 1–155 (see p. 101).
  4. Hertel H. (1983). "Über einige aus Lecidea und Melanolecia (Ascomycetes lichenisati) auszuschliessende Arte". Mitteilungen aus der Botanischen Staatssammlung, München (in German) 19: 441–7.

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