''Robergea'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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within the family
Stictidaceae
The Stictidaceae are a family of fungi in the order Ostropales. The family was first described by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1849.
Genera
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.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every po ...
by
Jean-Baptiste Henri Joseph Desmazières in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser.3, vol.8 on page 177 in 1847.
The genus name of ''Robergea'' is in honour of Michel Robert Roberge (1791–1864), who was a French
botanist and
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans, including as a source for tinder, traditional medicine, food, and entheogens, as w ...
. He taught as a teacher at various girls' schools in
Caen
Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,[Species Fungorum
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;
* ''
Robergea cubicularis''
* ''
Robergea pupula''
* ''
Robergea unica''
Note; ''R. lageniformis'' = ''Robergea cubicularis''
References
External links
Ostropales
Lichen genera
Ostropales genera
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