Massalongia | |
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Massalongia carnosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Peltigerales |
Family: | Massalongiaceae |
Genus: | Massalongia Körb. (1855) |
Type species | |
Massalongia carnosa | |
Species | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Massalongia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Massalongiaceae. It has four species.[2] The genus was circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855, with M. carnosa assigned as the type species.[3]
The genus name of Massalongia is in honour of Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo (1824-1860), who was an Italian lichenologist.[4]
Species Fungorum synonymy
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