''Fuscoderma'' is a
genus
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of
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
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in the family
Pannariaceae
The Pannariaceae are a family of lichens in the order Peltigerales (suborder Collematineae). Species from this family have a widespread distribution, but are especially prevalent in southern temperate regions.
Genera
According to a recent (202 ...
.
It was originally
circumscribed
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as a
subgenus
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In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...
of the genus ''
Leioderma'' by
David Galloway and
Per Magnus Jørgensen in 1987.
The same authors promoted it to generic status a couple of years later in 1989.
The New Guinean species ''
F. papuanum'' was added to the genus in 2002.
References
Peltigerales
Peltigerales genera
Taxa described in 1987
Taxa named by Per Magnus Jørgensen
Taxa named by David Galloway (botanist)
Lichen genera
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