Kantvilasia
Kantvilasia is a lichen genus in the family Pilocarpaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Kantvilasia hians.
| Kantvilasia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Pilocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Kantvilasia P.M.McCarthy, Elix & Sérus. (2000) |
| Type species | |
| Kantvilasia hians P.M.McCarthy, Elix & Sérus. (2000) | |
The genus and species were described in 2000 by Patrick McCarthy, John Elix and Emmanuël Sérusiaux, and the genus name honours Australian lichenologist Gintaras Kantvilas.[2]
References
- Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8.
- McCarthy, P. M.; Elix, J. A.; Sérusiaux, E. (2007). "Kantvilasia (Lecanorales, Ectolechiaceae), a new foliicolous lichen genus from Tasmania" (PDF). The Lichenologist. 32 (4): 317–324. doi:10.1006/lich.2000.0268. hdl:2268/175228. S2CID 85032076.
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