Biology:Australiaena

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Short description: Genus of fungi


Australiaena
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Caliciales
Family: Caliciaceae
Genus: Australiaena
Matzer, H.Mayrhofer & Elix (1997)
Type species
Australiaena streimannii
Matzer, H.Mayrhofer & Elix (1997)

Australiaena is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Australiaena streimannii. The genus and the species were formally described in 1997 by Mario Matzer, Helmut Mayrhofer and John Elix.[2]

References

  1. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. 2008. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryfungit00kirk. 
  2. Matzer, M.; Mayrhofer, H.; Elix, J. A. (2007). "Australiaena streimannii, a new genus and species in the Physciaceae from tropical Australasia". The Lichenologist 29 (1): 35–44. doi:10.1017/S0024282997000078. 

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