Elenkiniana
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| Elenkiniana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Teloschistaceae |
| Genus: | Elenkiniana S.Y.Kondr., Kärnefelt, Elix, A.Thell & Hur (2014) |
| Type species | |
| Elenkiniana gloriae (Llimona & Werner) S.Y.Kondr., Kärnefelt, A.Thell, Elix, J.Kim, A.S.Kondr. & Hur (2014) | |
| Species | |
Elenkiniana is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae.[1] It has three species,[2] all of which occur in Eurasia.[3]
The genus was circumscribed in 2014 by the lichenologists Sergey Kondratyuk, Ingvar Kärnefelt, John Elix, Arne Thell, and Jae-Seoun Hur. Elenkiniana gloriae is assigned as the type species. The genus name honours the Russian botanist, Alexander Elenkin, "in acknowledgement of his many contributions on cryptogams in northern Eurasia".[3]
According to the authors, Elenkiniana shares similarities with the genus Gyalolechia (formerly known as Fulgensia before Arup and colleagues' 2013 revision of the Teloschistaceae[4]) but is distinguished by its typically lobate thalli, laminal pseudocyphellae across the thallus surface, and the absence of numerous crystals in the cortical layer and granular inclusions in the hymenium.[3] Despite this, the work "The 2016 classification of lichenized fungi", did not accept Elenkiniana, considering it instead synonymous with Gyalolechia.[5] A similar opinion was expressed by Wilk and colleagues in 2021, who in their work preferred to maintain Arup et al.'s original 2013 classification pending additional research.[6]