Kroswia
| Kroswia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Pannariaceae |
| Genus: | Kroswia P.M.Jørg. (2002) |
| Type species | |
| Kroswia crystallifera P.M.Jørg. (2002)
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| Species | |
Kroswia is a genus of lichens in the family Pannariaceae. It consists of four paleotropical species: K. epispora, K. gemmascens, K. polydactyla, and the type, K. crystallifera. Species in the genus are characterized by their gelatinous, homoiomerous (uniform in structure, without differentiation into distinct tissues), and ecorticate (without a cortex) thallus. The ascocarps contain terpenoids and fatty acids.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen in 2002.[2]
The genus name Kroswia honours Hildur Krog (1922–2014), who was a Norwegian botanist and Thomas Douglas Victor Swinscow (1917–1992), a British writer, editor and physician.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Liu, H.-J.; Hu, J.-S.; Li, C. (2015). "The lichen genus Kroswia in China". Mycotaxon. 130 (4): 951–959. doi:10.5248/130.951.
- ^ Jørgensen, P.M. (2002). "Kroswia, a new genus in the Pannariaceae (lichenized ascomycetes)". The Lichenologist. 34 (4): 297–303. doi:10.1006/lich.2002.0401. S2CID 86303017.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Redmond (5 October 1992). "Obituary: Dr Douglas Swinscow". The Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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