Australidea
| Australidea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Malmideaceae |
| Genus: | Australidea Kantvilas, Wedin & M.Svenss. (2021) |
| Species: | A. canorufescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Australidea canorufescens (Kremp.) Kantvilas, Wedin & M.Svenss. (2021)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Australidea is a genus in the family Malmideaceae. It is monospecific, containing a single species, the crustose lichen Australidea canorufescens. The genus was circumscribed by Gintaras Kantvilas, Mats Wedin, and Måns Svensson in 2021 to contain the species previously known as Lecidea canorufescens. This lichen is widespread in temperate Australia.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Synonymy: Lecidea canorufescens Kremp., Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 26: 454 (1876)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Kantvilas, Gintaras; Wedin, Mats; Svensson, Måns (2021). "Australidea (Malmideaceae, Lecanorales), a new genus of lecideoid lichens, with notes on the genus Malcolmiella". The Lichenologist. 53 (5): 395–407. doi:10.1017/s0024282921000311. S2CID 238638591.
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