Taxonavigation

Familia: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Hydropunctaria
Species: H. adriatica – H. amphibia – H. maura – H. rheitrophila – H. scabra

Name

Hydropunctaria C.Keller, Gueidan & Thüs in Gueidan et al., Taxon 58(1): 193 (2009). [MycoBank #512878]

Type species: Hydropunctaria maura (Wahlenb.) C.Keller, Gueidan & Thüs in Gueidan et al., Taxon 58(1): 194 (2009). [MycoBank #512882]

Comment: Two marine (Verrucaria maura, Verrucaria adriatica) and two freshwater (Verrucaria scabra, Verrucaria rheitrophila) species form a well-supported monophyletic group and are included in the new genus Hydropunctaria.

References

• Gueidan, C., Savić, S., Thüs, H., Roux, C., Keller, C., Tibell, L., Prieto, M., Heiðmarsson, S., Breuss, O., Orange, A., Fröberg, L., Wynns, A.A., Navarro-Rosinés, P., Krzewicka, B., Pykälä, J., Grube, M. & Lutzoni, F. 2009. Generic classification of the Verrucariaceae (Ascomycota) based on molecular and morphological evidence: recent progress and remaining challenges. Taxon: The Journal of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy 58(1): 184–208. DOI: 10.1002/tax.581019 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

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