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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Fungi
Subregnum: Dikarya
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Lichinomycetes
Ordo: Lichinales

Familia: Lichinaceae
Genus: Finkia
Species: F. portoricensis
Name

Finkia Vain., 1929

Type Species: Finkia portoricensis Vain., Mycologia 21(1): 34 (1929)

Family: Lichinaceae
References

Vain., Mycologia 21(1): 34 (1929)

Vainio, E.A. (1929) New species of lichens from Porto Rico. II. - Mycologia 21: 33–40. (Mattick's Literature Index)

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Vernacular names

Finkia is a genus of fungi within the family Lichinaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Finkia portoricensis. It is found in Puerto Rico.[2]

The genus name of Finkia is in honour of Bruce Fink (1861 – 1927), who was a prominent American lichenologist.[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Edvard August Vainio in Mycologia Vol.21 on page 34 in 1929.[2]
References

Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
"Finkia portoricensis Vain". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

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