''Fuscopannaria'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...]
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 has 55 species.
Taxonomy
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by Norwegian lichenologist
Per Magnus Jørgensen in 1994, with ''
Fuscopannaria leucosticta
''Fuscopannaria'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. It has 55 species.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen in 1994, with '' Fuscopannaria leucosticta'' assigned as ...
'' assigned as the
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
.
Jørgensen had proposed the genus a year earlier,
but the genus was not
validly published at that time.
''Moelleropsis'' is a genus that was published by
Vilmos Kőfaragó-Gyelnik
Vilmos Kőfaragó-Gyelnik (March 30, 1906 – March 15, 1945) was a Hungarian botanist and lichenologist.
Prior to earning his PhD in 1929 from Budapest University, he spent a year in Cairo to help organize a botanical museum. In 1930 he started ...
in 1940, with ''Moelleropsis nebulosa'' assigned as its type species. Using
molecular phylogenetics
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
, it was later shown that this
taxon
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was nested within ''Fuscopannaria''. Because ''Moelleropsis'' was
published earlier than ''Fuscopannaria'', the
botanical rules for nomenclature indicated that ''Fuscopannaria'' be folded into
synonymy with ''Moelleropsis''. However, this would have meant that several dozen species would have had to change their names, so, in order to preserve "nomenclatural stability", in 2013 Jørgensen and colleagues proposed to
conserve
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* Conserve (condiment), a preserve made from a mixture of fruits or vegetables
* Conserve (NGO), an Indian environmental organization
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* Conserved sequence, a protein or nucleic aci ...
the name ''Fuscopannaria'' against ''Moelleropsis''.
This proposal was accepted by the
Nomenclature Committee for Fungi in 2017.
Species
![Fuscopannaria sorediata - Flickr - pellaea](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Fuscopannaria_sorediata_-_Flickr_-_pellaea.jpg)
*''
Fuscopannaria abscondita''
–
Svalbard
*''
Fuscopannaria alaskana''
*''
Fuscopannaria albomaculata''
– China
*''
Fuscopannaria aurita''
*''
Fuscopannaria cacuminum''
– Papua New Guinea
*''
Fuscopannaria caribaea''
–
French Antilles
*''
Fuscopannaria cheiroloba
''Fuscopannaria'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. It has 55 species.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen in 1994, with ''Fuscopannaria leucosticta'' assigned as t ...
''
*''
Fuscopannaria coerulescens
''Fuscopannaria'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. It has 55 species.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen in 1994, with ''Fuscopannaria leucosticta'' assigned as t ...
''
– Nepal; New Guinea
*''
Fuscopannaria convexa
''Fuscopannaria'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. It has 55 species.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen in 1994, with ''Fuscopannaria leucosticta'' assigned as t ...
''
*''
Fuscopannaria coralloidea''
*''
Fuscopannaria crustacea''
– New Zealand
*''
Fuscopannaria cyanogranulosa''
– China
*''
Fuscopannaria cyanolepra''
*''
Fuscopannaria dillmaniae''
–
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
*''
Fuscopannaria dispersa''
*''
Fuscopannaria dissecta''
*''
Fuscopannaria frullaniae''
*''
Fuscopannaria granulans''
– New Zealand
*''
Fuscopannaria granulifera''
– India
*''
Fuscopannaria hirsuta''
– China
*''
Fuscopannaria ignobilis''
*''
Fuscopannaria incisa''
*''
Fuscopannaria leprosa
''Fuscopannaria'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. It has 55 species.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen in 1994, with ''Fuscopannaria leucosticta'' assigned as t ...
''
*''
Fuscopannaria leucosticta
''Fuscopannaria'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. It has 55 species.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen in 1994, with '' Fuscopannaria leucosticta'' assigned as ...
''
*''
Fuscopannaria mediterranea''
*''
Fuscopannaria minor''
– New Zealand
*''
Fuscopannaria nebulosa''
*''
Fuscopannaria obtegens''
– China
*''
Fuscopannaria pacifica''
*''
Fuscopannaria praetermissa''
*''
Fuscopannaria ramulina''
*''
Fuscopannaria rugosa''
– China
*''
Fuscopannaria saltuensis''
*''
Fuscopannaria siamensis''
*''
Fuscopannaria sorediata''
– eastern North America; Japan
*''
Fuscopannaria subgemmascens''
– India
*''
Fuscopannaria subimmixta''
– New Zealand
*''
Fuscopannaria subincisa''
*''
Fuscopannaria thiersii''
*''
Fuscopannaria venusta''
– Papua New Guinea
*''
Fuscopannaria viridescens''
– Siberia;
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
References
Peltigerales
Lichen genera
Peltigerales genera
Taxa named by Per Magnus Jørgensen
Taxa described in 1994
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