Protousnea

Protousnea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Protousnea
(Motyka) Krog (1976)
Species

P. fibrillatae
P. magellanica

Synonyms
  • Usnea subgen. Protousnea Motyka (1936)

Protousnea is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It contains two accepted species. Protousnea species have a fruticose growth form, similar to beard lichens (genus Usnea). The genus is endemic to southern South America. The genus was circumscribed in 1976 by Hildur Krog as a segregate genus from Usnea.

Species

References

  1. ↑ "Synonymy: Protousnea (Motyka) Krog". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 Calvelo, Susana; Stocker-Wörgötter, Elfie; Liberatore, Sandra; Elix, John A. (2003). "Protousnea (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota), a genus endemic to southern South America". The Bryologist. 108 (1): 1–15. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2005)108[1:PPAAGE]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 20061064. S2CID 85909019.
  3. 1 2 Krog, H. (1976). "Lethariella new genus and Protousnea new genus 2 new lichen genera in Parmeliaceae". Norwegian Journal of Botany. 23 (2): 83–106.