Maronea (lichen)
Maronea is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Fuscideaceae.
| Maronea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Umbilicariales |
| Family: | Fuscideaceae |
| Genus: | Maronea A.Massal. (1856) |
| Type species | |
| Maronea berica A.Massal. (1856) | |
| Species | |
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M. afroalpina | |
The genus name of Maronea is in honour of Nicoló Marogna (1573-1643), who was an Italian teacher, Apothecary and botanist from Verona.
The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in Flora vol.39 on page 291 in 1856.
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