Kroswia

Kroswia is a genus of lichens in the family Pannariaceae. It consists of four paleotropical species: K. epispora, K. gemmascens, K. polydactyla, and the type, K. crystallifera. Species in the genus are characterized by their gelatinous, homoiomerous (uniform in structure, without differentiation into distinct tissues), and ecorticate (without a cortex) thallus. The ascocarps contain terpenoids and fatty acids.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen in 2002.[2]

Kroswia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Pannariaceae
Genus: Kroswia
P.M.Jørg. (2002)
Type species
Kroswia crystallifera
P.M.Jørg. (2002)
Species

K. crystallifera
K. epispora
K. gemmascens
K. polydactyla

The genus name Kroswia honours Hildur Krog (1922–2014), who was a Norwegian botanist and Thomas Douglas Victor Swinscow (1917–1992), a British writer, editor and physician.[3][4]

References
  1. Liu, H.-J.; Hu, J.-S.; Li, C. (2015). "The lichen genus Kroswia in China". Mycotaxon. 130 (4): 951–959. doi:10.5248/130.951.
  2. Jørgensen, P.M. (2002). "Kroswia, a new genus in the Pannariaceae (lichenized ascomycetes)". The Lichenologist. 34 (4): 297–303. doi:10.1006/lich.2002.0401. S2CID 86303017.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. Smith, Redmond (5 October 1992). "Obituary: Dr Douglas Swinscow". The Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2022.


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