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 ...
fungi
A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...
in the family
Roccellaceae
The Roccellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Arthoniomycetes. Most taxa are lichenized with green algae, although some are lichenicolous, growing on other lichens.
Genera
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 47 genera ...
. The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every po ...
by Italian lichenologist
Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo
Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo (13 May 1824 – 25 May 1860) was an Italian paleobotanist and lichenologist. He was born in Tregnago in the Province of Verona and took a great interest in botany as a young man. Massalongo joined the faculty of med ...
in 1854.
Species
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Mazosia aptrootii
''Mazosia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1854.
Species
*'' Mazosia aptrootii''
*'' Mazosia bambusae''
*'' Mazosia bruguier ...
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Mazosia bambusae
''Mazosia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1854.
Species
*''Mazosia aptrootii''
*'' Mazosia bambusae''
*'' Mazosia bruguiera ...
Mazosia carnea
''Mazosia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1854.
Species
*''Mazosia aptrootii''
*'' Mazosia bambusae''
*'' Mazosia bruguie ...
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Mazosia endonigra
''Mazosia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1854.
Species
*''Mazosia aptrootii''
*'' Mazosia bambusae''
*'' Mazosia bruguie ...
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Mazosia japonica
''Mazosia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1854.
Species
*''Mazosia aptrootii''
*''Mazosia bambusae''
*'' Mazosia bruguierae ...
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Mazosia leptosticta
''Mazosia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1854.
Species
*''Mazosia aptrootii''
*''Mazosia bambusae''
*'' Mazosia bruguierae ...
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Mazosia lueckingii
''Mazosia lueckingii'' is a species of foliicolous (leaf-dwelling) lichen in the family Roccellaceae. Found in India, it was formally described as a new species in 2008 by Krishna Pal Singh and Athokpam Pinokiyo. The type specimen was collected ...
'' – India
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Mazosia melanophthalma
''Mazosia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1854.
Species
*''Mazosia aptrootii''
*'' Mazosia bambusae''
*'' Mazosia bruguie ...
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Mazosia paupercula
''Mazosia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1854.
Species
*''Mazosia aptrootii''
*'' Mazosia bambusae''
*'' Mazosia bruguie ...
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Mazosia phyllosema
''Mazosia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1854.
Species
*''Mazosia aptrootii''
*'' Mazosia bambusae''
*'' Mazosia bruguie ...
''
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Mazosia quadriseptata
''Mazosia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1854.
Species
*''Mazosia aptrootii''
*'' Mazosia bambusae''
*'' Mazosia bruguie ...
Mazosia tomentifera
''Mazosia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1854.
Species
*''Mazosia aptrootii''
*'' Mazosia bambusae''
*'' Mazosia bruguie ...
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Mazosia uniseptata
''Mazosia uniseptata'' is a species of foliicolous (leaf-dwelling) lichen in the family Roccellaceae. Found in French Guiana, it was formally described as a new species in 2006 by lichenologist Robert Lücking
Robert Lücking (born 1964) i ...
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Mazosia viridescens
''Mazosia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1854.
Species
*''Mazosia aptrootii''
*'' Mazosia bambusae''
*'' Mazosia bruguie ...