''Rolfidium'' 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.fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. The genus was

circumscribed In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius. Not every polyg ...

by Jan Roland Moberg in Lichenologist vol.18 (4) on page 305 in 1986. The genus name of ''Rolfidium'' is in honour of

Rolf Santesson Rolf Santesson (1916–2013) was a Swedish lichenologist and university lecturer. He was awarded the Acharius Medal in 1992 for his lifetime contributions to lichenology. Early life and education Santesson was born in 1916 in Trollhättan, Swe ...

(1916–2013), who was a Swedish lichenologist and university lecturer.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum; * '' Rolfidium bumammum'' * '' Rolfidium nigropallidum'' * '' Rolfidium peltatum''

References

Ramalinaceae Lichen genera Lecanorales genera Taxa described in 1986 Taxa named by Roland Moberg {{Lecanoromycetes-stub