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Absconditella Sychnogonioides
''Absconditella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Stictidaceae. These lichens are characterised by their inconspicuous growth and small, cup-shaped fruiting bodies (apothecia) that are often hidden within a jelly-like mass containing green algae. The genus name, meaning "hidden", reflects their elusive nature. ''Absconditella'' species are typically found on short-lived surfaces such as decaying wood, mosses, and unstable soil. Genetic studies have revealed that the genus is more complex than previously thought, with some species being moved to a new genus, ''Absconditonia'', and others potentially representing groups of closely related species. Despite their small size and easily overlooked nature, environmental DNA studies suggest that ''Absconditella'' lichens may be more widespread than collections indicate. Taxonomy The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1965 by Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda, with ''Absconditella sphagnorum'' assig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonín Vězda
Antonín (Toni) Vězda (25 November 1920 – 10 November 2008) was a Czech lichenologist. After completing a university education that was postponed by World War II, Vězda taught botany at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech University of Life Sciences. In 1958, he was dismissed from his university position as a result of the restrictions placed on academic freedoms by the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, communist regime in power. He eventually was hired as a lichen researcher by the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, who allowed him to work from his apartment, which served also as an office and herbarium. Vězda was a productive worker, publishing nearly 400 scientific papers between 1948 and 2008, most solitarily, describing hundreds of new taxon, taxa, and building up a herbarium scientific collection, collection of more than 300,000 specimens. He was praised for his series of exsiccata, exsiccates – sets of dried herbarium specimens – assembled with bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |