''Fuscoderma'' is a

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of lichenized

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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 ...

. It was originally

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as a

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of the genus ''

Leioderma ''Leioderma'' is a genus of lichenized fungi 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 ...

'' by David Galloway and Per Magnus Jørgensen in 1987. The same authors promoted it to generic status a couple of years later in 1989. The New Guinean species '' F. papuanum'' was added to the genus in 2002.

References

Peltigerales Peltigerales genera Taxa described in 1987 Taxa named by Per Magnus Jørgensen Taxa named by David Galloway (botanist) Lichen genera {{Peltigerales-stub