Rostania
Sign in to saveRostania is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Collemataceae. These lichens are primarily found on tree bark, occasionally on wood, with one species known to inhabit soil. The genus is characterized morphologically by having minute thalli made of hyphal tissue without a separate , and the more or less cuboid-shaped .
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GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderPeltigerales
- FamilyCollemataceae
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Rostania is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Collemataceae. These lichens are primarily found on tree bark, occasionally on wood, with one species known to inhabit soil. The genus is characterized morphologically by having minute thalli made of hyphal tissue without a separate , and the more or less cuboid-shaped .
==Taxonomy== The genus was originally circumscribed in 1880 by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon.