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Clavascidium
''Clavascidium'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1996 by Austrian lichenologist Othmar Breuss. Because the type species of the genus, ''Clavascidium umbrinum'', has been shown using molecular phylogenetics Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ... to belong to genus '' Placidium'', Cécile Gueidan and colleagues proposed to unite ''Clavascidium'' with ''Placidium'' in a 2009 publication. Despite this, the genus has been retained in recent publications of fungal classification. Species *'' Clavascidium antillarum'' *'' Clavascidium imitans'' *'' Clavascidium kisovense'' *'' Clavascidium krylovianum'' *'' Clavascidium lacinulatum'' *'' Clavascidium pseudorufescens'' *'' Clavascidium semaforonense'' *'' Clavascidiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clavascidium Antillarum
''Clavascidium'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1996 by Austrian lichenologist Othmar Breuss. Because the type species of the genus, ''Clavascidium umbrinum'', has been shown using molecular phylogenetics to belong to genus ''Placidium'', Cécile Gueidan and colleagues proposed to unite ''Clavascidium'' with ''Placidium'' in a 2009 publication. Despite this, the genus has been retained in recent publications of fungal classification. Species *''Clavascidium antillarum'' *''Clavascidium imitans'' *''Clavascidium kisovense'' *''Clavascidium krylovianum'' *''Clavascidium lacinulatum'' *''Clavascidium pseudorufescens'' *''Clavascidium semaforonense'' *''Clavascidium sinense'' – China A couple of species once proposed for inclusion in this genus are now classified in other genera: *''Clavascidium liratum'' is now ''Anthracocarpon virescens'' *''Clavascidium umbrinum'' is now ''Placidium umbrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |