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Cresponea
Sign in to saveCresponea is a genus of lichens in the family Opegraphaceae. The genus, circumscribed in 1993, contains species that were formerly classified in Lecanactis. Cresponea is widely distributed, but most species are found in tropical and subtropical regions. The genus is named in honor of the Spanish lichenologist Ana Crespo.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassArthoniomycetes
- OrderArthoniales
- FamilyOpegraphaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 42
- With media
- 23
- Family
- Opegraphaceae
- Collections
- US, UFS, WIS, NY, PH, MEL
- Recorded in
- Guyana, Brasil, Thailand, Brazil, Chile, Australia, Saint Kitts And Nevis, New Caledonia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Opegraphaceae
- Named after
- Ana Crespo
- Image
- Cresponea chloroconia 104246081.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- taxon name
- Cresponea
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Cresponea premnea
- taxon author citation
- Egea & Torrente
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description
- Ecology
- Species
- References
Cresponea is a genus of lichens in the family Opegraphaceae. The genus, circumscribed in 1993, contains species that were formerly classified in Lecanactis. Cresponea is widely distributed, but most species are found in tropical and subtropical regions. The genus is named in honor of the Spanish lichenologist Ana Crespo.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cresponea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.