Aquacidia

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Fungi
Subregnum: Dikarya
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Lecanoromycetes
Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae
Ordo: Lecanorales

Familia: Byssolomataceae
Genus: Aquacidia
Species: A. antricola – A. trachona – A. viridifarinosa
Name

Aquacidia Aptroot in Aptroot et al., Gorteria 40: 12 (2018). [MycoBank #824168]

Type Species: Aquacidia trachona (Ach.) Aptroot in Aptroot et al., Gorteria 40: 13 (2018). [MycoBank #824170]

References

Aptroot, A., Sparrius, L.B. & Alvarado, P. 2018. Aquacidia, a new genus to accommodate a group of skiophilous temperate Bacidia species that belong in the Pilocarpaceae (lichenized ascomycetes). Gorteria – Dutch Botanical Archives 40: 11–14. RLL List # 252 / Rec.# 40046 – Recent Literature on Lichens Naturalis Biodiversity Center Reference page.

Links

Index Fungorum: IF 824168
MycoBank: MB 824168

Vernacular names

Aquacidia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pilocarpaceae. It has three species,[1] which occur in Europe and North America. The genus was circumscribed in 2018 by André Aptroot to contain a small group of Bacidia species that formed a distinct lineage in the Pilocarpaceae. The type species is Aquacidia trachona,[2] a lichen that was originally described in 1803 by Erik Acharius as Verrucaria trachona.[3] The genus name Aquacidia refers to the habitat of the species, which is typically on rocks near water. Lichens in this genus can form thalli that cover vast areas of substrate. For example, in Holland, the lichens can form large colonies in sheltered rock crevices between boulders in dikes.[2]
Species

Aquacidia antricola (Hulting) Aptroot (2018)
Aquacidia trachona (Ach.) Aptroot (2018)
Aquacidia viridifarinosa (Coppins & P.James) Aptroot (2018)

References

Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:11336/151990.
Aptroot, A.; Sparrius, L.B.; Alvarado, P. (2018). "Aquacidia, a new genus to accommodate a group of skiophilous temperate Bacidia species that belong in the Pilocarpaceae (lichenized ascomycetes)". Gorteria. 40: 11–14. Open access icon
Acharius, E. (1803). Supplementum species quamplures novas descriptas nec non observationes varias complectens, quod praeviae suae Methodo Lichenum adjunxit Auctor (S. A. et L.) (in Latin). p. 16.