Biology:Rolfidium

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Short description: Genus of fungi


Rolfidium
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Ramalinaceae
Genus: Rolfidium
Moberg
Type species
Rolfidium peltatum
Moberg

Rolfidium is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae.[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Jan Roland Moberg in Lichenologist vol.18 (4) on page 305 in 1986.

The genus name of Rolfidium is in honour of Rolf Santesson (1916–2013), who was a Swedish lichenologist and university lecturer.[2]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;[3]

  • Rolfidium bumammum (Nyl.) Kistenich, Timdal, Bendiksby & S. Ekman (2018)
  • Rolfidium nigropallidum (Nyl. ex Hue) Kistenich, Timdal, Bendiksby & S. Ekman (2018)
  • Rolfidium peltatum Moberg (1986)

References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet (Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany) 13: 1–58. http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp. 
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. 
  3. "Rolfidium - Search Page". Species Fungorum. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp?strGenus=Rolfidium. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7360830 entry