Eiglera
| Eiglera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Acarosporales |
| Family: | Eigleraceae Hafellner (1984) |
| Genus: | Eiglera Hafellner (1984) |
| Type species | |
| Eiglera flavida | |
Eiglera is a small genus of crustose lichens belonging to the monotypic family Eigleraceae. Eiglera species are found in Europe and Northern America.
The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Josef Hafellner in 1984, with Eiglera flavida assigned as the type species; this lichen had previously been classified in either Aspicilia or Lecanora. The genus name Eiglera honours German botanist Gerhard Eigler.
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