Brigantiaea

Brigantiaea
Brigantiaea leucoxantha on oak bark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Brigantiaeaceae
Genus: Brigantiaea
Trevis. (1853)
Type species
Brigantiaea tricolor
(Mont.) Trevis. (1853)
Synonyms

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]

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