Tuckneraria
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| Tuckneraria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Tuckneraria Randlane & A.Thell (1994) |
Tuckneraria is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Parmeliaceae.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus was circumscribed in Acta Bot. Fenn. vol.150 on pages 143–151 in 1994 by Tiina Randlane and Arne Thell.
The genus name honours Edward Tuckerman (1817–1886), who was an American botanist and professor who made significant contributions to the study of lichens and other alpine plants. He was a founding member of the Natural History Society of Boston and most of his career was spent at Amherst College. Tuckermannopsis, Nephromopsis combined with Cetraria.[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]As accepted by Species Fungorum;[2]
- Tuckneraria laureri (Kremp.) Randlane & A. Thell (1994)
- Tuckneraria laxa (Zahlbr.) Randlane & A. Thell (1994)
- Tuckneraria pseudocomplicata (Asahina) Randlane & Saag (1994)
Former species;
- T. ahtii Randlane & Saag (1994) = Nephromopsis ahtii
- T. sikkimensis Divakar & Upreti (2006) = Nephromopsis sikkimensis
- T. togashii (Asahina) Randlane & A. Thell (1995) = Nephromopsis togashii
References
[edit | edit source]Lua error in Module:Taxonbar at line 165: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).