''Servitia'' is a genus of
fungi
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in the family
Verrucariaceae
The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority of the family, have a wide variety of thallus forms, and include crustose (crust-like), foliose ( ...
. A
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus, it contains the single species ''Servitia inconspicuum'' . It was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
in Alstrup & Hansen, Graphis Scripta vol.12 (2) on page 41 in 2001.
The genus name of ''Servitia'' is in honour of Miroslav Servít (1886–1959), who was a Czech teacher,
botanist
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(Bryology, Mykology and Lichenology), who taught at various agricultural Research stations and schools.
References
External links
Index Fungorum
Verrucariales
Lichen genera
Monotypic Ascomycota genera
Taxa described in 2001
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