lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.fungi in the family
Brigantiaeaceae
The Brigantiaeaceae are a family of fungi in the order Teloschistales. Species in this family are lichenized with green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister whi ...
. It was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every po ...
by Italian botanist
Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon
Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon (5 June 1818, in Padua – 8 April 1897, in Milan) was an Italian botanist who specialized in cryptogamic flora.
During his career, he was a professor of natural history in Padua. In 1882 he ...
Brigantiaea leprosa
''Brigantiaea'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Brigantiaeaceae. It was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
The genus name ''Brigantiaea'' hon ...
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Brigantiaea leucoxantha
''Brigantiaea leucoxantha'' is a species of crustose lichen in the family Brigantiaeaceae. It was first described as a new species by German botanist Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in 1820, as ''Lecidea leucoxantha''. Rolf Santesson and Jose ...
Brigantiaea lobulatisidiata
''Brigantiaea'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Brigantiaeaceae. It was circumscribed by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
The genus name ''Brigantiaea'' honours Francesco Briganti ( ...
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Brigantiaea lordhowensis
''Brigantiaea'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Brigantiaeaceae. It was circumscribed by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
The genus name ''Brigantiaea'' honours Francesco Briganti ( ...
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Brigantiaea mariae
''Brigantiaea'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Brigantiaeaceae. It was circumscribed by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
The genus name ''Brigantiaea'' honours Francesco Briganti ( ...
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Brigantiaea microcarpa
''Brigantiaea'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Brigantiaeaceae. It was circumscribed by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
The genus name ''Brigantiaea'' honours Francesco Briganti ( ...
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Brigantiaea phaeomma
''Brigantiaea'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Brigantiaeaceae. It was circumscribed by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
The genus name ''Brigantiaea'' honours Francesco Briganti ( ...
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Brigantiaea sorediata
''Brigantiaea'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Brigantiaeaceae. It was circumscribed by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
The genus name ''Brigantiaea'' honours Francesco Briganti ( ...
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Brigantiaea subobscurata
''Brigantiaea'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Brigantiaeaceae. It was circumscribed by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
The genus name ''Brigantiaea'' honours Francesco Briganti ( ...