Leifidium | |
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Leifidium tenerum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Sphaerophoraceae |
Genus: | Leifidium Wedin (1993) |
Species: | L. tenerum
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Binomial name | |
Leifidium tenerum Wedin (1993)
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Leifidium is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Sphaerophoraceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Leifidium tenerum, found in Australia and South America.[1] The genus is named in honour of Swedish lichenologist Leif Tibell.[2]