Brigantiaea | |
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Brigantiaea leucoxantha on oak bark | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Teloschistales |
Family: | Brigantiaeaceae |
Genus: | Brigantiaea Trevis. (1853) |
Type species | |
Brigantiaea tricolor (Mont.) Trevis. (1853)
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Brigantiaea is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Brigantiaeaceae.[1] It was circumscribed by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.[2]
The genus name Brigantiaea honours Francesco Briganti (1802–1865), an Italian botanist and professor at the University of Naples.[3]
Wikidata ☰ Q4967217 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigantiaea.
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