''Zwackhia'' is a
genus of
crustose lichens in the family
Lecanographaceae
''Lecanographaceae'' is a family of mostly lichens (also some lichenicolous fungi) in the order Arthoniales. The family was circumscribed in 2014, prompted by a molecular phylogenetic-based restructuring of the Arthoniales.
Description
Lecanogra ...
. It has six species.
The genus was
circumscribed in 1855 by German lichenologist
Gustav Wilhelm Körber.
He assigned ''Zwackhia involuta'' as the
type species; this species is now known as ''
Z. viridis''.
The genus name of ''Zwackhia'' is in honour of Philipp Franz Wilhelm von Zwackh-Holzhausen (1826–1903), who was a German
botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
(Lichenology and Mycology). He was also a Military Officer as well as being a landowner near
Heidelberg. He was financially independent and owned large
Herbarium
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The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper (called ...
.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
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Zwackhia bonplandii
''Zwackhia'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Lecanographaceae. It has six species. The genus was circumscribed in 1855 by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber. He assigned ''Zwackhia involuta'' as the type species; this s ...
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Zwackhia circumducta''
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Zwackhia prosodea
''Zwackhia'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Lecanographaceae. It has six species. The genus was circumscribed in 1855 by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber. He assigned ''Zwackhia involuta'' as the type species; this s ...
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Zwackhia robusta
''Zwackhia'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Lecanographaceae. It has six species. The genus was circumscribed in 1855 by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber. He assigned ''Zwackhia involuta'' as the type species; this s ...
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Zwackhia sorediifera
''Zwackhia'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Lecanographaceae. It has six species. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1855 by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber. He assigned ''Zwackhia involuta'' as t ...
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Zwackhia viridis
''Zwackhia'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Lecanographaceae. It has six species. The genus was circumscribed in 1855 by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber. He assigned ''Zwackhia involuta'' as the type species; this s ...
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Former species;
* ''Z. involuta'' = ''Zwackhia viridis''
* ''Z. involuta'' f. ''taxicola'' = ''Zwackhia prosodea''
References
Arthoniomycetes
Arthoniomycetes genera
Taxa described in 1855
Taxa named by Gustav Wilhelm Körber
Lichen genera
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