Nevesia

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Nevesia
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Pannariaceae
Genus: Nevesia
P.M. Jørg., L. Lindblom, Wedin & S. Ekman (2014) [1]
Species:
N. sampaiana
Binomial name
Nevesia sampaiana
(Tav.) P.M. Jørg., L. Lindblom, Wedin & S. Ekman (2014) [2]

Nevesia is a monotypic genus of lichenized fungus in the family Pannariaceae. It contains the species Nevesia sampaiana. [1] [3] The genus name honors Carlos das Neves Tavares, the Portuguese lichenologist who first identified the species in 1950. [4]

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