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Protoroccella
''Protoroccella'' is a fungal genus in the family Roccellaceae. It consists of the single species ''Protoroccella minima'', a rare fruticose lichen found in Chile that grows on cactus. Taxonomy The genus was originally circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by the German lichenologist Gerhard Follmann in 1995. He proposed the genus to contain the species originally named ''Roccella minima'' by Rolf Santesson in 1944. However, the name was not validly published name, validly published, because the name was not accompanied by a species description, description or of the taxon in Latin, which was a requirement of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, nomenclatural rules at the time. In 2001, L. Sánchez-Pinto and Margot Schulz published the name, but again invalidly. Later in 2001, Follmann published the genus name validly. ''Protoroccella follmannii'' is a species that was proposed for inclusion in the genus in 2001. This species, found growing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roccellaceae
The Roccellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Arthoniomycetes. Most taxa are lichenized with green algae, although some are lichenicolous, growing on other lichens. Genera , Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 47 genera and 266 species in family Roccellaceae. *'' Ancistrosporella'' – 3 spp. *'' Austrographa'' – 3 spp. *'' Austroroccella'' – 1 sp. *'' Baidera'' – 1 sp. *'' Chiodecton'' – ca. 22 spp. *'' Cresponea'' – 21 spp. *'' Crocellina'' – 1 sp. *'' Dendrographa'' – 7 spp. *'' Dichosporidium'' – 8 spp. *'' Diplogramma'' – 1 spp. *'' Dirina'' – 13 spp. *'' Dirinastrum'' – 2 spp. *'' Diromma'' – 1 sp. *'' Enterodictyon'' – 2 spp. * *'' Enterographa'' – (ca. 30 and 25 orphaned) *'' Erythrodecton'' – 3 spp. *'' Feigeana'' – 1 sp. *'' Follmanniella'' – 1 sp. *'' Gorgadesia'' – 1 sp. *'' Graphidastra'' – 4 spp. *'' Gyrographa'' – 3 spp. *'' Gyronactis'' – 2 spp. *'' Halographis'' – 1 sp. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |