Finkia
Genus of fungi
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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]
| Finkia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lichinomycetes |
| Order: | Lichinales |
| Family: | Lichinaceae |
| Genus: | Finkia Vain. |
| Type species | |
| Finkia portoricensis Vain. | |
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]
