Eiglera

Eiglera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Acarosporales
Family: Eigleraceae
Hafellner (1984)
Genus: Eiglera
Hafellner (1984)
Type species
Eiglera flavida
(Hepp ex Kremp.) Hafellner (1984)

Eiglera is a small genus of crustose lichens belonging to the monotypic family Eigleraceae.[1] Eiglera species are found in Europe and Northern America.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Josef Hafellner in 1984, with Eiglera flavida assigned as the type species; this lichen had previously been classified in either Aspicilia or Lecanora. The genus name Eiglera honours German botanist Gerhard Eigler.[3]

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