Kantvilasia

Kantvilasia is a lichen genus in the family Pilocarpaceae.^[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Kantvilasia hians.

Kantvilasia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Pilocarpaceae
Genus:	Kantvilasia P.M.McCarthy, Elix & Sérus. (2000)
Type species
Kantvilasia hians P.M.McCarthy, Elix & Sérus. (2000)

The genus and species were described in 2000 by Patrick McCarthy, John Elix and Emmanuël Sérusiaux, and the genus name honours Australian lichenologist Gintaras Kantvilas.^[2]

References

1. Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
2. McCarthy, P. M.; Elix, J. A.; Sérusiaux, E. (2007). "Kantvilasia (Lecanorales, Ectolechiaceae), a new foliicolous lichen genus from Tasmania" (PDF). The Lichenologist. 32 (4): 317–324. doi:10.1006/lich.2000.0268. hdl:2268/175228. S2CID 85032076.