''Physconia'' is a
genus
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of
lichen-forming
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
Physciaceae. It has about 25 species.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every po ...
by Czech lichenologist
Josef Poelt
Josef Poelt was a botanist, bryologist and lichenologist. He held the chair in Systematic Botany and Plant Geography at the Free University of Berlin (1965 - 1972) and then was head of the Botanical Institute and Botanical Garden of Graz Universi ...
in 1965, with ''
Physconia pulverulenta'' assigned as the
type species
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.
Species
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Physconia californica''
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Physconia chinensis''
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Physconia distorta''
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Physconia enteroxantha''
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Physconia fallax''
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Physconia grisea
''Physconia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Physciaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed by Czech lichenologist Josef Poelt in 1965, with '' Physconia pulverulenta'' assigned as the type species
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Physconia jacutica''
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Physconia labrata''
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Physconia muscigena
''Physconia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Physciaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed by Czech lichenologist Josef Poelt in 1965, with '' Physconia pulverulenta'' assigned as the type species.
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Physconia perisidiosa
''Physconia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Physciaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed by Czech lichenologist Josef Poelt in 1965, with '' Physconia pulverulenta'' assigned as the type species.
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Physconia pulverulenta''
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Physconia rossica
''Physconia rossica'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Physciaceae. It is found in mountainous regions of the Russian Far East, Siberia, and Eastern Europe.
Taxonomy
The lichen was formally described a ...
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Physconia sikkimensis
''Physconia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Physciaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed by Czech lichenologist Josef Poelt in 1965, with '' Physconia pulverulenta'' assigned as the type species.
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Physconia thorstenii
''Physconia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Physciaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed by Czech lichenologist Josef Poelt in 1965, with '' Physconia pulverulenta'' assigned as the type species.
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References
Caliciales
Lichen genera
Caliciales genera
Taxa described in 1965
Taxa named by Josef Poelt
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