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