| Brigantiaea | |
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| Brigantiaea leucoxantha on oak bark | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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| 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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