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Japewia
Sign in to saveJapewia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1990 by the Norwegian lichenologist Tor Tønsberg, who assigned J. tornoënsis as the type species. The new genus is named in honour of Peter Wilfred James, a notable lichenologist, with Japewia being derived from the first letters of his initials (Ja) and his surname (Pe) followed by a typical Latin suffix (-wia).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyLecanoraceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 26
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Lecanoraceae
- Collections
- CHSC, DUKE, ASU, SBBG, NY, UPS
- Recorded in
- United States, Norway, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Canada, Ecuador, Iceland
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ramalinaceae
- Image
- Japewia tornoensis 110781170.jpg
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- taxon name
- Japewia
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Japewia tornoënsis
- taxon author citation
- Tønsberg
- Commons category
- Japewia
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Species
- References
Japewia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1990 by the Norwegian lichenologist Tor Tønsberg, who assigned J. tornoënsis as the type species. The new genus is named in honour of Peter Wilfred James, a notable lichenologist, with Japewia being derived from the first letters of his initials (Ja) and his surname (Pe) followed by a typical Latin suffix (-wia).
==Description==
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