Elixia (lichen)
| Elixia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Umbilicariales |
| Family: | Elixiaceae |
| Genus: | Elixia Lumbsch (1997) |
| Type species | |
| Elixia flexella (Ach.) Lumbsch (1997)
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| Species | |
Elixia is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Elixiaceae. It has two species:[1]
- Elixia cretica T.Sprib. & Lumbsch (2010)[2]
- Elixia flexella (Ach.) Lumbsch (1997)[3]
The genus was circumscribed in 1997 by H. Thorsten Lumbsch. The genus name honours Australian lichenologist John Alan Elix.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl:10481/76378.
- ^ Spribille, Toby; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten (2010). "A new species of Elixia (Umbilicariales) from Greece". The Lichenologist. 42 (4): 365–371. doi:10.1017/s0024282910000058. S2CID 85993249.
- ^ a b Lumbsch, H.T. (1997). "Systematic studies in the suborder Agyriineae (Lecanorales)". Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 83: 62.
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