''Degelia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of lichen-forming

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in the family

Pannariaceae The Pannariaceae are a family of lichens in the order Peltigerales (suborder Collematineae). Species from this family have a widespread distribution, but are especially prevalent in southern temperate regions. Genera According to a recent (202 ...

. The genus is named after Swedish lichenologist

Gunnar Degelius Gunnar Bror Fritiof Degelius ( né Nilsson until 1932; 27 January 1903 – 22 July 1993) was a Swedish lichenologist. Between the publications of his first and final scientific papers, Degelius had a 70-year-long research career. While he was ...

. The genus was

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Lars Arvidsson Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was born ...

and

David John Galloway David John Galloway , FRSNZ (7 May 1942 – 6 December 2014) was a biochemist, botanist, and lichenologist. Biography Galloway grew up in Invercargill. After graduation from Southland Boys' High School, he studied at the University of Otago. As ...

in 1981.

Species

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Degelia calcicola ''Degelia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. The genus is named after Swedish lichenologist Gunnar Degelius. The genus was circumscribed by Lars Arvidsson and David John Galloway in 1981. Species *'' Degelia cal ...

'' *'' Degelia crustacea'' *''

Degelia cyanoloma ''Degelia cyanoloma'' is a species of blue-grey to lead-grey foliose lichen in the genus Degelia. It mostly grows on mossy trees in undisturbed woodlands. It is found in the Scottish Highlands, western Ireland and Norway (as well as less prol ...

'' *'' Degelia durietzii'' *'' Degelia duplomarginata'' *'' Degelia flabellata'' *'' Degelia gayana'' *'' Degelia ligulata'' *''

Degelia neozelandica ''Degelia neozelandica'' is a species of foliose lichen in the genus ''Degelia''. The species was initially described under ''Steinera'', but was removed in 1982 when the genus was revised by Aino Henssen and Peter Wilfred James. It was then pl ...

'' *'' Degelia periptera'' *''

Degelia plumbea ''Degelia plumbea'' (also called blue felt lichen) is a species of grey to blue-black or brown foliose lichen in the genus ''Degelia''. It mostly grows on trees in undisturbed woodlands but occasionally on coastal rocks. It is found widely in B ...

'' *'' Degelia rosulata'' *'' Degelia subcrustata''

References

* Peltigerales Lichen genera Peltigerales genera Taxa described in 1981 Taxa named by David Galloway (botanist) {{Peltigerales-stub