Wawea

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Wawea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Baeomycetales
Family: Arctomiaceae
Genus: Wawea
Henssen & Kantvilas
Type species
Wawea fruticulosa
Henssen & Kantvilas

Wawea is a genus of lichenized fungi within the Arctomiaceae family. [1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Wawea fruticulosa. [2]

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References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58.
  2. Henssen A, Kantvilas G (1985). "Wawea fruticulosa, a new genus and species from the Southern Hemisphere". The Lichenologist. 17 (1): 85–97. doi:10.1017/s0024282985000093. S2CID   86301978.