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 ...
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 Swiss botanist
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
in 1805, with ''
Roccella fuciformis
''Roccella'' is a genus of 23 species of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1805, with '' Roccella fuciformis'' as the type species.
Species
*'' Roccella albida''
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'' as the
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...
Roccella bajasurensis Roccella may refer to:
* Roccella Valdemone, a municipality in Sicily, Italy
* Roccella Ionica (or Roccella Jonica), a municipality in Calabria, Italy
* The lichen genus '' Roccella'', known for the species ''Roccella tinctoria
''Roccella tinct ...
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Roccella botrytis Roccella may refer to:
* Roccella Valdemone, a municipality in Sicily, Italy
* Roccella Ionica (or Roccella Jonica), a municipality in Calabria, Italy
* The lichen genus ''Roccella'', known for the species ''Roccella tinctoria
''Roccella tincto ...
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*''
Roccella colonii Roccella may refer to:
* Roccella Valdemone, a municipality in Sicily, Italy
* Roccella Ionica (or Roccella Jonica), a municipality in Calabria, Italy
* The lichen genus ''Roccella (lichen), Roccella'', known for the species ''Roccella tinctoria'' ...
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Roccella elisabethae Roccella may refer to:
* Roccella Valdemone, a municipality in Sicily, Italy
* Roccella Ionica (or Roccella Jonica), a municipality in Calabria, Italy
* The lichen genus '' Roccella'', known for the species ''Roccella tinctoria
''Roccella tinct ...
''
*''
Roccella floreana Roccella may refer to:
* Roccella Valdemone, a municipality in Sicily, Italy
* Roccella Ionica (or Roccella Jonica), a municipality in Calabria, Italy
* The lichen genus ''Roccella (lichen), Roccella'', known for the species ''Roccella tinctoria'' ...
Roccella fuciformis
''Roccella'' is a genus of 23 species of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1805, with '' Roccella fuciformis'' as the type species.
Species
*'' Roccella albida''
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*''
Roccella fusca Roccella may refer to:
* Roccella Valdemone, a municipality in Sicily, Italy
* Roccella Ionica (or Roccella Jonica), a municipality in Calabria, Italy
* The lichen genus '' Roccella'', known for the species ''Roccella tinctoria
''Roccella tinct ...
''
*''
Roccella geniculata Roccella may refer to:
* Roccella Valdemone, a municipality in Sicily, Italy
* Roccella Ionica (or Roccella Jonica), a municipality in Calabria, Italy
* The lichen genus '' Roccella'', known for the species ''Roccella tinctoria
''Roccella tinct ...
'' –
Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands ( es, Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Eastern Pacific, located around the Equator west of the mainland of South America. They form the Galápagos Province of the Republic of Ecuador, with ...
Roccella montagnei
''Roccella'' is a genus of 23 species of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1805, with '' Roccella fuciformis'' as the type species.
Species
*'' Roccella albida'' ...
Roccella phycopsis
''Roccella phycopsis'' is a species of lichen in the family Roccellaceae. A study of ''Roccella phycopsis'' in Tunisia revealed that it contains methyl orcellinate, a chemical compound of interest for its anti-inflammatory
Anti-inflammatory i ...
Roccella stipitata Roccella may refer to:
* Roccella Valdemone, a municipality in Sicily, Italy
* Roccella Ionica (or Roccella Jonica), a municipality in Calabria, Italy
* The lichen genus '' Roccella'', known for the species ''Roccella tinctoria
''Roccella tinct ...
'' – Galápagos Islands
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Roccella tinctoria
''Roccella tinctoria'' is a lichenised species of fungus in the genus '' Roccella'', homotypic synonym of ''Lecanora tinctoria'' (DC.) Czerwiak., 1849. It was first described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1805. It has the following varie ...