''Poeltiaria'' is a

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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

Lecideaceae The Lecideaceae are a family of lichens in the order Lecideales (Ascomycota, class Lecanoromycetes). Genera According to a recent (2022) estimate, the Lecideaceae comprise 29 genera and about 260 species. The following list indicates the genus n ...

. It was

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in 1984 by lichenologist Hannes Hertel, with '' Poeltiaria turgescens'' assigned as the

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. The genus name of ''Poeltiaria'' is in honour of Josef Poelt (1924-1995), who was a German-Austrian

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(Bryology, Mycology and Lichenology) and was Professor of Systematic Botany at the

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in 1965.

Species

*'' Poeltiaria coppinsiana'' *'' Poeltiaria coromandelica'' *'' Poeltiaria corralensis'' *'' Poeltiaria howickensis'' *'' Poeltiaria tasmanica'' *'' Poeltiaria turgescens'' *'' Poeltiaria urbanskyana'' The

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once occupying the name ''Poeltiaria subcontinua'' has since been transferred to the

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genus ''Notolecidea'', as '' Notolecidea subcontinua''.

References

Lecideales Lecideales genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 1984 Taxa named by Hannes Hertel {{Lecanoromycetes-stub