''Calopadiopsis'' is a
genus
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of
lichen
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in the family
Pilocarpaceae
The Pilocarpaceae are a family of crustose lichens in the order Lecanorales. The species of this family have a cosmopolitan distribution and have been found in a variety of climatic regions. Pilocarpaceae was circumscribed by Alexander Zahlbruck ...
.
It was
circumscribed
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in 2002 by lichenologists
Robert Lücking
Robert Lücking (born 1964) is a German lichenologist. He is a leading expert on foliicolous lichens–lichens that live on leaves.
Life and career
Born in Ulm in 1964, Lücking earned both his master's (1990) and PhD degree (1994) at the Univer ...
and
Rolf Santesson
Rolf Santesson (1916–2013) was a Swedish lichenologist and university lecturer. He was awarded the Acharius Medal in 1992 for his lifetime contributions to lichenology.
Early life and education
Santesson was born in 1916 in Trollhättan, Swe ...
.
It has two species:
* ''
Calopadiopsis aeruginescens''
* ''
Calopadiopsis tayabasensis''
References
Pilocarpaceae
Lichen genera
Lecanorales genera
Taxa named by Rolf Santesson
Taxa named by Robert Lücking
Taxa described in 2002
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