Varicellaria

Varicellaria is a genus of crustose lichens belonging to the family Ochrolechiaceae.[2] It was circumscribed by Finnish botanist William Nylander.[3][2]

Varicellaria
Varicellaria rhodocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Pertusariales
Family: Ochrolechiaceae
Genus: Varicellaria
Nyl. (1858)
Type species
Varicellaria microsticta
Nyl. (1858)
Synonyms[1]

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

Species

  • Varicellaria culbersonii (Vězda) I.Schmitt & Lumbsch (2012)
  • Varicellaria emeiensis Q.Ren (2018)[4] – China
  • Varicellaria hemisphaerica (Flörke) I.Schmitt & Lumbsch (2012)
  • Varicellaria kasandjeffii (Szatala) I.Schmitt & Lumbsch (2012)
  • Varicellaria lactea (L.) I.Schmitt & Lumbsch (2012)
  • Varicellaria microsticta Nyl. (1858)[3]
  • Varicellaria philippina (Vain.) I.Schmitt & Lumbsch (2012)
  • Varicellaria rhodocarpa (Körb.) Th.Fr. (1871)
  • Varicellaria velata (Turner) I.Schmitt & Lumbsch (2012)

References

  1. "Synonymy: Varicellaria Nyl., Mém. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 5: 119 (1858)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. "Varicellaria Nyl". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. Nylander, W. (1857). "Enumération générale de lichens, avec l'indication sommaire de leur distribution géographique". Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg (in French). 5: 117, 119.
  4. Zhou, J.; Ren, Q. (2018). "Varicellaria emeiensis sp. nov. and a review of the genus in China". Mycotaxon. 133 (1): 71–78.


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