''Blastenia'' is a genus of
lichenized fungi
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[Teloschistaceae
The Teloschistaceae are a large family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family, estimated to contain over 1800 species, was extensively revised in 2013, including the creation o ...]
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The genus was first described in 1852 by
Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo
Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo (13 May 1824 – 25 May 1860) was an Italian paleobotanist and lichenologist. He was born in Tregnago in the Province of Verona and took a great interest in botany as a young man. Massalongo joined the faculty of med ...
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The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species include:
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Blastenia acaciae
''Blastenia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi belonging to the family Teloschistaceae. The genus was first described in 1852 by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species include:
*'' Blastenia acaciae''
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Blastenia albidopallens''
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Blastenia alboflavida''
References
External links
''Blastenia'' occurrence data and imagesfrom
GBIF
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around the ...
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Teloschistales
Lichen genera
Teloschistales genera
Taxa named by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo
Taxa described in 1852