Baflavia
Monotypic genus of lichens
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Baflavia is a monotypic genus of lichens in the family Ectolechiaceae. Circumscribed by Robert Lücking in 2008, it contains the single species Baflavia flavescens. This foliicolous lichen is found in tropical America, with the type specimen collected in Costa Rica.[1]
| Baflavia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Ectolechiaceae |
| Genus: | Baflavia Lücking (2008) |
| Species: | B. flavescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Baflavia flavescens (Lücking) Lücking (2008) | |