Gorgadesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Arthoniomycetes
Order:
Arthoniales
Family:
Roccellaceae
Genus:
Gorgadesia

Tav.[1]
Type species
Gorgadesia mira
Tav.

Gorgadesia is a lichenized genus of fungi in the family Roccellaceae.[2] A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Gorgadesia mira.

The genus name of Gorgadesia is derived from Gorgades, the ancient name of the Cabo Verde archipelago, the home of the mythological Gorgons.[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Carlos das Neves Tavares in Revista Biol. (Lisbon) vol.4 on page 132 in 1964.

References

  1. ^ Tavares CN. (1964). "Contributions to the lichen flora of Macaronesia III. New or interesting taxa". Revista de Biologia (Lisboa). 4: 131–44.
  2. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.


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