Cresponea

Cresponea
Cresponea chloroconia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Arthoniales
Family: Opegraphaceae
Genus: Cresponea
Egea & Torrente (1993)
Type species
Cresponea premnea
(Ach.) Egea & Torrente (1993)

Cresponea is a genus of lichens in the family Opegraphaceae. The genus, circumscribed in 1993, contains species that were formerly classified in Lecanactis. Cresponea is widely distributed, but most species are found in tropical and subtropical regions.[1] The genus is named in honor of Spanish lichenologist Ana Crespo.[2]

Species

As of December 2021, Species Fungorum accepts 19 species of Cresponea.[3]

References

  1. ^ Egea, J.M.; Torrente, P. (1993). "Cresponea, a new genus of lichenized fungi in the order Arthoniales (Ascomycotina)". Mycotaxon. 48: 301–31.
  2. ^ Divakar, Pradeep K. "IAL - Acharius Medallists". www.lichenology.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ Source dataset. Species Fungorum Plus: Species Fungorum for CoL+. "Cresponea". Catalog of Life Version 2021-12-18. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ Aptroot, André; de Souza, Maria Fernanda; dos Santos, Lidiane Alves; Junior, Isaias Oliveira; Barbosa, Bruno Micael Cardoso; da Silva, Marcela Eugenia Cáceres (2022). "New species of lichenized fungi from Brazil, with a record report of 492 species in a small area of the Amazon Forest". The Bryologist. 125 (3): 435–467. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-125.3.433.


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