Cresponea

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Cresponea
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Cresponea chloroconia
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Arthoniales
Family: Opegraphaceae
Genus: Cresponea
Egea & Torrente (1993)
Type species
Cresponea premnea
(Ach.) Egea & Torrente (1993)

Cresponea is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus, circumscribed in 1993, contains species that were formerly classified in Lecanactis . Cresponea is widely distributed, but most species are found in tropical and subtropical regions. [1] The genus is named in honor of Spanish lichenologist Ana Crespo. [2]

Species

As of December 2021, Species Fungorum accepts 19 species of Cresponea. [3]

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References

  1. Egea, J.M.; Torrente, P. (1993). "Cresponea, a new genus of lichenized fungi in the order Arthoniales (Ascomycotina)". Mycotaxon. 48: 301–31.
  2. Divakar, Pradeep K. "IAL - Acharius Medallists". www.lichenology.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. Source dataset. Species Fungorum Plus: Species Fungorum for CoL+. "Cresponea". Catalog of Life Version 2021-12-18. Retrieved 21 December 2021.