Wegea
Wegea is a genus of fungi within the order Arthoniales. The genus has not been placed into a family.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Wegea tylophorelloides. The genus was circumscribed in 1997 by André Aptroot and Leif Tibell. The species have a morphology similar to calicioid fungi, but does not form a mazaedium.[2]
| Wegea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Genus: | Wegea Aptroot & Tibell (1997) |
| Type species | |
| Wegea tylophorelloides Aptroot & Tibell (1997) | |
References
- Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. S2CID 249054641.
- Aptroot, A.; Tibell, L. (1997). "Wegea, a new genus of non-lichenized, calicioid ascomycetes in the Arthoniales". Mycotaxon. 65: 339–351.
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