''Toniniopsis'' is a
genus
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of
crustose
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and
squamulose lichens in the family
Ramalinaceae
The Ramalinaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Lecanorales. First proposed by Carl Adolph Agardh in 1821, the family now comprises 63 genera and about 750 species. Ramalinaceae lichens exhibit diverse growth forms, includin ...
.
The genus was
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* Circum ...
by Swiss lichenologist
Eduard Frey in 1926, with ''
Toniniopsis obscura'' designated the
type
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and only species.
The genus name of ''Toniniopsis'' is in honour of Carlo Tonini (1803–1877), who was an Italian chemist and
botanist
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(Lichenology), who worked in Verona and was a member and President of the Academy of Agriculture.
As a result of
molecular phylogenetic
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studies, several species, formerly classified in genus ''
Bacidia
''Bacidia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Ramalinaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Giuseppe De Notaris in 1846.
Description
''Bacidia'' is characterised by its crustose (crust-like) growth form. The main body ...
'', have been transferred to ''Toniniopsis''.
Species
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Toniniopsis aromatica''
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Toniniopsis bagliettoana''
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Toniniopsis coelestina''
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Toniniopsis coprodes''
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Toniniopsis cretica''
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Toniniopsis dissimilis''
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Toniniopsis fusispora''
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Toniniopsis illudens''
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Toniniopsis inornata''
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Toniniopsis mesoidea''
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Toniniopsis obscura''
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Toniniopsis separabilis''
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Toniniopsis subincompta''
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Toniniopsis verrucarioides''
References
Ramalinaceae
Lichen genera
Lecanorales genera
Taxa described in 1926
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