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Solorina

Solorina is a genus of 10 species of lichenized fungi in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was first described by the Swedish botanist Erik Acharius in 1808. Members of the genus are commonly called socket lichens.

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Solorina
Solorina saccata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Peltigeraceae
Genus: Solorina
Ach. (1808)
Type species
Solorina crocea
(L.) Ach. (1808)
Synonyms1

Solorina is a genus of 10 species of lichenized fungi in the family Peltigeraceae.2 The genus was first described by the Swedish botanist Erik Acharius in 1808.3 Members of the genus are commonly called socket lichens.4

Species

  • Solorina bispora Nyl. (1860)
  • Solorina crocea (L.) Ach. (1808)
  • Solorina crocoides Gyeln. (1930)
  • Solorina embolina Nyl. (1884)
  • Solorina fuegiensis C.W.Dodge (1971)
  • Solorina octospora Arnold (1876)
  • Solorina platycarpa Hue (1907)
  • Solorina saccata (L.) Ach. (1808)
  • Solorina simensis Hochst. ex Flot. (1843)
  • Solorina spongiosa (Ach.) Anzi (1862)
References

References

  1. "Solorina Ach. 1808". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  2. Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl:10481/76378. S2CID 249054641.
  3. Acharius, E. (1808). "Förteckning på de i Sverige våxande arter af Lafvarnas Familj". Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar (in Swedish). 29: 228–37.
  4. Observations in the Genus: Solorina, Ispotnature