''Swinscowia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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

Strigulaceae ''Strigulaceae'' is a family of lichen-forming fungi, one of two families in the order Strigulales (class Dothideomycetes). Recent (2020) molecular analysis of the type genus, '' Strigula'', has led to a reallocation of the foliicolous species i ...

. It has 34 species. ''Swinscowia'' was proposed in 2020 by lichenologists Shu-Hua Jiang,

Robert Lücking Robert Lücking (born 1964) is a German lichenologist. He is a leading expert on foliicolous lichens–lichens that live on leaves. Life and career Born in Ulm in 1964, Lücking earned both his master's (1990) and PhD degree (1994) at the Univer ...

, and

Emmanuël Sérusiaux Emmanuël Sérusiaux (born 3 October 1953) is a Belgian lichenologist. His career, spanning more than four decades, has combined both lichenology research and political aspects of nature conservation. He spent several periods working as a res ...

to contain non-

foliicolous Foliicolous refers to the growth habit of certain lichens, algae, and fungi that prefer to grow on the leaves of vascular plants Vascular plants (), also called tracheophytes () or collectively Tracheophyta (), form a large group of land plant ...

species that were isolated from

bark Bark may refer to: * Bark (botany), an outer layer of a woody plant such as a tree or stick * Bark (sound), a vocalization of some animals (which is commonly the dog) Places * Bark, Germany * Bark, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland Arts, ...

and

rocks In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks form the Earth's ...

. '' Swinscowia jamesii'', a species that was originally described in genus '' Geisleria'', and later transferred to ''Strigula'', is the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

of the genus. The genus name honours British lichenologist Dougal Swinscow, who originally described the type species in 1967.

Species

* '' Swinscowia affinis'' * '' Swinscowia albicascens'' * ''

Swinscowia albolinita ''Swinscowia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Strigulaceae. It has 34 species. ''Swinscowia'' was proposed in 2020 by lichenologists Shu-Hua Jiang, Robert Lücking, and Emmanuël Sérusiaux to contain non-foliicolous species tha ...

'' * '' Swinscowia alpestris'' * '' Swinscowia amphora'' * '' Swinscowia aquatica'' * '' Swinscowia australiensis'' * '' Swinscowia bahamensis'' * '' Swinscowia bispora'' * '' Swinscowia calcarea'' * '' Swinscowia cavicola'' * ''

Swinscowia confusa ''Swinscowia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Strigulaceae. It has 34 species. ''Swinscowia'' was proposed in 2020 by lichenologists Shu-Hua Jiang, Robert Lücking, and Emmanuël Sérusiaux to contain non-foliicolous species tha ...

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Swinscowia decipiens ''Swinscowia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Strigulaceae. It has 34 species. ''Swinscowia'' was proposed in 2020 by lichenologists Shu-Hua Jiang, Robert Lücking, and Emmanuël Sérusiaux to contain non-foliicolous species tha ...

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Swinscowia divisa ''Swinscowia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Strigulaceae. It has 34 species. ''Swinscowia'' was proposed in 2020 by lichenologists Shu-Hua Jiang, Robert Lücking, and Emmanuël Sérusiaux to contain non-foliicolous species tha ...

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Swinscowia endolithea ''Swinscowia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Strigulaceae. It has 34 species. ''Swinscowia'' was proposed in 2020 by lichenologists Shu-Hua Jiang, Robert Lücking, and Emmanuël Sérusiaux to contain non-foliicolous species tha ...

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Swinscowia fracticonidia ''Swinscowia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Strigulaceae. It has 34 species. ''Swinscowia'' was proposed in 2020 by lichenologists Shu-Hua Jiang, Robert Lücking, and Emmanuël Sérusiaux to contain non-foliicolous species tha ...

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Swinscowia glabra ''Swinscowia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Strigulaceae. It has 34 species. ''Swinscowia'' was proposed in 2020 by lichenologists Shu-Hua Jiang, Robert Lücking, and Emmanuël Sérusiaux to contain non-foliicolous species tha ...

'' * '' Swinscowia griseonitens'' * '' Swinscowia jamesii'' * '' Swinscowia johnsonii'' * '' Swinscowia laceribracae'' * '' Swinscowia muriconidiata'' * '' Swinscowia muriformis'' * '' Swinscowia muscicola'' * '' Swinscowia obtecta'' * '' Swinscowia pallida'' * '' Swinscowia porinoides'' * '' Swinscowia rhodinula'' * '' Swinscowia rostrata'' * '' Swinscowia rupestris'' * '' Swinscowia stigmatella'' * '' Swinscowia submuriformis'' * '' Swinscowia tagananae'' * '' Swinscowia thelopsidoides''

References

Dothideomycetes Lichen genera Taxa described in 2020 Taxa named by Robert Lücking Taxa named by Emmanuël Sérusiaux {{Dothideomycetes-stub