''Combea'' is a
genus 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.[Opegraphaceae
''Opegraphaceae'' is a family of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the order Arthoniales. It was originally proposed by German lichenologist Ernst Stizenberger in 1862. It fell into disuse, but was resurrected in a molecular phylogenetic ...]
. It has two species.
The genus was
circumscribed by Italian botanist
Giuseppe De Notaris in 1846.
The genus name of ''Combea'' is in honour of Francesco Comba (fl. 1845), an Italian lab assistant and draughtsman, from the Zoological Museum in
Turin.
Species
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Combea californica
''Combea'' is a genus of lichens in the family Opegraphaceae. It has two species. The genus was circumscribed by Italian botanist Giuseppe De Notaris in 1846.
The genus name of ''Combea'' is in honour of Francesco Comba (fl. 1845), an Italian la ...
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Combea mollusca
''Combea'' is a genus of lichens in the family Opegraphaceae. It has two species. The genus was circumscribed by Italian botanist Giuseppe De Notaris in 1846.
The genus name of ''Combea'' is in honour of Francesco Comba (fl. 1845), an Italian la ...
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References
Arthoniomycetes
Lichen genera
Arthoniomycetes genera
Taxa described in 1846
Taxa named by Giuseppe De Notaris
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