''Poeltidea'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
lichenized fungi
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[Lecideaceae
The Lecideaceae are a family of lichens in the order Lecideales (Ascomycota, class Lecanoromycetes).
Genera
According to a recent (2022) estimate, the Lecideaceae comprise 29 genera and about 260 species. The following list indicates the genus n ...]
. It contains two species: ''Poeltidea perusta'' and ''Poeltidea inspersa''.
The genus name of ''Poeltidea'' is in honour of Josef Poelt (1924-1995), who was a German-Austrian
botanist
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(Bryology, Mycology and Lichenology) and was Professor of Systematic Botany at the
Free University of Berlin
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in 1965.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Hannes Hertel
Hannes Hertel is a German botanist and taxonomist and was Director of the State Herbarium in Munich, Germany 1992 - 2004. His specialist areas are the fungi and lichens.
Early life and education
Hannes Hertel was born in 1939. His doctorate was ...
and
Josef Hafellner
Josef Hafellner (1951– ) is an Austrian mycologist and lichenologist. He was awarded the Acharius Medal in 2016 for his lifetime contributions to lichenology. Before his retirement, he was a professor at the Karl-Franzens-Universität in Graz ...
in Nova Hedwigia Beih. vol.79 on page 462 in 1984.
References
External links
*
Poeltidea' at
Index Fungorum
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Lichen genera
Lecideales genera
Taxa named by Josef Hafellner
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