Combea
Genus of lichen
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Combea is a genus of lichens in the family Opegraphaceae. It has two species.[2] The genus was circumscribed by Italian botanist Giuseppe De Notaris in 1846.[3]
| Combea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Opegraphaceae |
| Genus: | Combea De Not. (1846) |
| Type species | |
| Combea pruinosa De Not. (1846) | |
| Species | |
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C. californica | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
The genus name of Combea is in honour of Francesco Comba (fl. 1845), an Italian lab assistant and draughtsman, from the Zoological Museum in Turin.[4]
Species
- Combea californica (Th.Fr.) Follmann & M.Geyer (1986)[5]
- Combea mollusca (Ach.) Nyl. (1860)
