Szczawinskia | |
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Szczawinskia leucopoda | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Pilocarpaceae |
Genus: | Szczawinskia A.Funk (1984) |
Type species | |
Szczawinskia tsugae A.Funk (1984)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Szczawinskia is a genus of leaf-dwelling lichens in the family Pilocarpaceae. The genus contains five species.[2] The genus was circumscribed by Canadian mycologist Alvin Funk in 1984, with Szczawinskia tsugae assigned as the type species.[3]
The genus name Szczawinskia honours (Russian-) Canadian botanist Adam Franciszek Szczawinski (1913–2006).[4]
The species formerly known as Szczawinskia permira (Vězda) Farkas (2015)[7] is now known as Uluguria permira.[8]