''Lambiella'' is a
genus
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of
lichen
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in the family
Xylographaceae.
The genus was
circumscribed
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by German botanist
Hannes Hertel
Hannes Hertel is a German botanist and taxonomist and was Director of the State Herbarium in Munich, Germany 1992 - 2004. His specialist areas are the fungi and lichens.
Early life and education
Hannes Hertel was born in 1939. His doctorate was ...
in 1984, with ''
Lambiella psephota'' 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 ...
.
The genus name of ''Lambiella'' is in honour of
Elke Mackenzie
Elke Mackenzie (11 September 1911 – 18 January 1990), born Ivan Mackenzie Lamb, was a British polar explorer and botanist who specialised in the field of lichenology.
Early life
Mackenzie was born in Clapham, London, on 11 September 1911. Mack ...
(1911–1990), born as Ivan Mackenzie Lamb, who was a British polar explorer and botanist who specialised in the field of
lichenology.
Species
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Lambiella aliphatica''
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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., ...
, US
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Lambiella andreaeicola'' –
Falkland Islands
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Lambiella arenosa
''Lambiella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Hannes Hertel in 1984, with '' Lambiella psephota'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Lambiella'' is i ...
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Oregon
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, US
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Lambiella caeca
''Lambiella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Hannes Hertel in 1984, with '' Lambiella psephota'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Lambiella'' is i ...
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Lambiella furvella
''Lambiella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Hannes Hertel in 1984, with '' Lambiella psephota'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Lambiella'' is i ...
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Lambiella fuscosora
''Lambiella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Hannes Hertel in 1984, with '' Lambiella psephota'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Lambiella'' is ...
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Lambiella globulosa
''Lambiella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Hannes Hertel in 1984, with '' Lambiella psephota'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Lambiella'' is ...
'' – Europe
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Lambiella gyrizans
''Lambiella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Hannes Hertel in 1984, with '' Lambiella psephota'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Lambiella'' is ...
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Lambiella hepaticicola
''Lambiella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Hannes Hertel in 1984, with '' Lambiella psephota'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Lambiella'' is ...
'' – Australia
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Lambiella impavida
''Lambiella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Hannes Hertel in 1984, with '' Lambiella psephota'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Lambiella'' is ...
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Lambiella insularis
''Lambiella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Hannes Hertel in 1984, with '' Lambiella psephota'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Lambiella'' is ...
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Lambiella isidiata
''Lambiella isidiata'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) lichen in the family Xylographaceae. Found in Venezuela, it was formally described as a new species in 2015 by Dutch lichenologist André Aptroot. The type specimen was collect ...
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– Venezuela
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Lambiella mullensis
''Lambiella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Hannes Hertel in 1984, with '' Lambiella psephota'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Lambiella'' is ...
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Lambiella psephota''
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Lambiella sphacelata
''Lambiella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Hannes Hertel in 1984, with '' Lambiella psephota'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Lambiella'' is ...
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Lambiella subpsephota
''Lambiella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Hannes Hertel in 1984, with '' Lambiella psephota'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Lambiella'' is ...
'' –
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet ...
References
Baeomycetales
Baeomycetales genera
Taxa described in 1984
Lichen genera
Taxa named by Hannes Hertel
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