''Rolueckia'' is a
genus of
leaf-dwelling lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[Gomphillaceae
The Gomphillaceae are a family of lichens in the order Ostropales. Species in this family are found mostly in tropical regions.
Genera
According to a recent (2020) estimate, the Gomphillaceae comprise 26 genera and about 420 species. The followi ...]
. It 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.
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in 2008 by Thai lichenologists Khwanruan Papong, Achra Thammathaworn, and
Kansri Boonpragob. The three species in the genus were formerly part of the ''Calenia conspersa'' group, previously part of the genus ''
Calenia
''Calenia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi within the family Gomphillaceae
The Gomphillaceae are a family of lichens in the order Ostropales. Species in this family are found mostly in tropical regions.
Genera
According to a recent (2020 ...
''.
The
type species, ''Rolueckia conspersa'', was first described as ''Thelotrema conspersum'' by
James Stirton
James Stirton (1833, Coupar Angus, Perthshire – 14 January 1917, Glasgow) was a Scottish physician and one of Scotland's leading experts on cryptogamic botany. His investigations in bryology and lichenology earned him a world-wide reputation.
B ...
in 1879.
Species
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Rolueckia aggregata'' (2008)
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Rolueckia conspersa'' (2008)
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Rolueckia siamensis'' (2008)
References
Ostropales
Lichen genera
Taxa described in 2008
Ostropales genera
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