Namakwa

Namakwa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Namakwa
Hale (1988)
Type species
Namakwa exornata
(Zahlbr.) Hale (1988)
Species

N. aliphatica
N. exornata

Namakwa is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of only two currently accepted species. Both Namakwa lichens have a foliose growth form. The genus was circumscribed by Hale in 1988.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Hale ME. (1988). "Namakwa, a new lichen genus in the Parmeliaceae (Ascomycotina: Parmeliaceae)". Mycotaxon 32: 169–74.

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