Biology:Leifidium

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Short description: Single-species lichen genus

Leifidium
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Leifidium tenerum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Sphaerophoraceae
Genus: Leifidium
Wedin (1993)
Species:
L. tenerum
Binomial name
Leifidium tenerum
Wedin (1993)

Leifidium is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Sphaerophoraceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Leifidium tenerum, found in Australia and South America.[1] The genus is named in honour of Swedish lichenologist Leif Tibell.[2]

References

  1. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. 2008. p. 367. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryfungit00kirk. 
  2. Hertel, Hannes; Gärtner, Georg; Lőkös, László (2017). "Forscher an Österreichs Flechtenflora" (in German). Stapfia 104 (2): 1–211 (see pp. 149–150). https://www.zobodat.at/biografien/Flechtenforschung_Austria_STAPFIA_0104_2_0001-0211.pdf. 

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