Finkia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lichinomycetes |
Order: | Lichinales |
Family: | Lichinaceae |
Genus: | Finkia Vain. |
Type species | |
Finkia portoricensis Vain.
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Finkia is a genus of fungi within the family Lichinaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Finkia portoricensis. It is found in Puerto Rico.[2]
The genus name of Finkia is in honour of Bruce Fink (1861 – 1927), who was a prominent American lichenologist.[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Edvard August Vainio in Mycologia Vol.21 on page 34 in 1929.[2]