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Genus of lichenized fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maronea is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Fuscideaceae.[1]
Maronea | |
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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 | |
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.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in Flora vol.39 on page 291 in 1856.
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