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 Pannariaceae. The classification reflects various changes made based on the Systema Ascomycetum and Myconet in the Deep Hypha issue of Mycologia.
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 po ...
by
Aino Marjatta Henssen
Aino Marjatta Henssen (12 April 1925, Elberfeld – 29 August 2011, Marburg), was a German lichenologist and systematist. Her father, Gottfried Henssen, was a folklorist and her mother was Finnish.
Education and career
Henssen began her studie ...
in Acta Univ. Upsal., Symb. Bot. Upsal. vol.32 (1) on page 76 in
1997.
The genus name of ''Santessoniella'' 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.
Santessoniella pulchella
''Santessoniella'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Pannariaceae. The classification reflects various changes made based on the Systema Ascomycetum and Myconet in the Deep Hypha issue of Mycologia.
The genus was circumscribed by A ...
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Santessoniella rugosa
''Santessoniella'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Pannariaceae. The classification reflects various changes made based on the Systema Ascomycetum and Myconet in the Deep Hypha issue of Mycologia.
The genus was circumscription (taxo ...
Rockefellera crossophylla
''Rockefellera'' is a fungal genus in the family Pannariaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Rockefellera crossophylla''. The genus was circumscribed by James Lendemer and Erin Tripp in 2017. The generic name honors ...
Psoroma macrosporum
''Psoroma'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Pannariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist André Michaux in 1803. The widespread genus contains an estimated 58 species, most of which are found in south temperate ...
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Psoroma polychidioides
''Psoroma'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Pannariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist André Michaux in 1803. The widespread genus contains an estimated 58 species, most of which are found in south temperate ...
Leciophysma saximontanum
''Leciophysma'' is a genus of cyanolichens in the family Pannariaceae. It has four species. The genus was circumscribed by Theodor Magnus Fries in 1865, with ''Leciophysma finmarkicum'' assigned as the type species.
Species
*''Leciophysma finma ...