Aphanopsis
| Aphanopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Aphanopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Nyl. (1882) |
| Type species | |
| Aphanopsis terrigena (Ach.) J.Lahm (1885) | |
| Species | |
| A. terrigena | |
Aphanopsis is a genus of lichens in the family Aphanopsidaceae. It was circumscribed by the Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1882, with Aphanopsis terrigena as the type species.[1] Aphanopsis coenosa, originally described as Collema coenosum by Erik Acharius in 1810, was added to the genus in 1984.[2]
References
- ^ Nylander, W. (1882). "Addenda nova ad Lichenographiam Europaeam. Contin. XXXIX". Flora (Regensburg) (in Latin). 65: 451–458.
- ^ Coppins, B.J.; James, P.W. (1984). "New or interesting British lichens V". The Lichenologist. 16 (3): 241–264. doi:10.1017/S0024282984000451.