''Tuckneraria'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

lichen A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualism (biology), m ...

-forming

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in the family

Parmeliaceae The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2700 species in 71 genera, it is the largest family of lichen-forming fungi. The most speciose genera in the family are the well-known groups: '' Xanthoparmelia'' ( 82 ...

Taxonomy

The genus was

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in Acta Bot. Fenn. vol.150 on pages 143–151 in 1994 by Tiina Randlane and Arne Thell. The genus name honours

Edward Tuckerman Edward Tuckerman (December 7, 1817, in Boston, Massachusetts – March 15, 1886) was an American botanist and professor who made significant contributions to the study of lichens and other alpine plants. He was a founding member of the Natural H ...

(1817–1886), who was an American

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and

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who made significant contributions to the study of

s and other alpine plants. He was a founding member of the Natural History Society of Boston and most of his career was spent at

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. Tuckermannopsis, Nephromopsis combined with Cetraria.

Species

As accepted by

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; * '' Tuckneraria laureri'' * '' Tuckneraria laxa'' * '' Tuckneraria pseudocomplicata'' Former species; * ''T. ahtii'' = '' Nephromopsis ahtii'' * ''T. sikkimensis'' = '' Nephromopsis sikkimensis'' * ''T. togashii'' = '' Nephromopsis togashii''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6995182 Parmeliaceae Lichen genera Lecanorales genera Taxa described in 1994 Taxa named by Arne Thell