Kroswia
| Kroswia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Pannariaceae |
| Genus: | Kroswia P.M.Jørg. (2002) |
| Type species | |
| Kroswia crystallifera P.M.Jørg. (2002) | |
Kroswia is a genus of lichens in the family Pannariaceae. It consists of four paleotropical species: K. epispora, K. gemmascens, K. polydactyla, and the type, K. crystallifera. Species in the genus are characterized by their gelatinous, homoiomerous (uniform in structure), and ecorticate (without a cortex) thallus. The ascocarps contain terpenoids and fatty acids.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Per Magnus Jørgensen in 2002.[2]
References
- ↑ Liu H-J, Hu J-S, Li C. (2015). "The lichen genus Kroswia in China". Mycotaxon 130: 951–959. doi:10.5248/130.951.
- ↑ Jørgensen PM. (2002). "Kroswia, a new genus in the Pannariaceae (lichenized ascomycetes)". The Lichenologist 34 (4): 297–303. doi:10.1006/lich.2002.0401.
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