''Poeltinula'' 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
Rhizocarpaceae
Rhizocarpaceae is a family (biology), family of crustose, lecideoid, lichen-forming fungi and together with the family Sporastatiaceae it constitutes the order Rhizocarpales in the Ascomycota, class Lecanoromycetes.
Genera
* ''Catolechia''
* ' ...
.
The genus name of ''Poeltinula'' is in honour of Josef Poelt (1924-1995), who was a German-Austrian
botanist
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(Bryology, Mycology and Lichenology) and was Professor of Systematic Botany at the
Free University of Berlin
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in 1965.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Josef Hafellner
Josef Hafellner (1951– ) is an Austrian mycologist and lichenologist. He was awarded the Acharius Medal in 2016 for his lifetime contributions to lichenology. Before his retirement, he was a professor at the Karl-Franzens-Universität in Graz ...
in Nova Hedwigia Beih. vol.79 on page 330 in 1984.
The genus has 2 accepted species;
* ''
Poeltinula cerebrina''
* ''
Poeltinula cerebrinella''
Former species ''P. interjecta'' is now a synonym of ''
Melaspilea interjecta'' in the
Melaspileaceae family.
References
Rhizocarpaceae
Lichen genera
Taxa named by Josef Hafellner
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