Flakea

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Flakea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Verrucariales
Family: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Flakea
O.E.Erikss. (1992)
Species:
F. papillata
Binomial name
Flakea papillata
O.E.Erikss. (1992)

Flakea is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Flakea papillata. [1]

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References

  1. Muggia L, Gueidan C, Perimutter GB, Eriksson OE, Grube M (2009). "Molecular data confirm the position of Flakea papillata in the Verrucariaceae". The Bryologist. 112 (3): 538–543. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-112.3.538. S2CID   84360691.