Australiaena

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Australiaena
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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]

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References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p.  69. ISBN   978-0-85199-826-8.
  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.