Kashiwadia
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| Kashiwadia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Physciaceae |
| Genus: | Kashiwadia S.Y.Kondr., Lőkös & Hur (2014) |
| Type species | |
| Kashiwadia orientalis (Kashiw.) S.Y.Kondr., Lőkös & Hur (2014) | |
| Species | |
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K. austrostellaris | |
Kashiwadia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Physciaceae.[1] The genus was circumscribed in Sergey Kondratyuk, László Lőkös, and Jae-Seoun Hur in 2014 to contain the species Physcia orientalis, after molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the taxon occupied an isolated phylogenetic position in the Physciaceae.[2] An additional five species were added to the genus in 2021.[3] The genus name honours Japanese lichenologist Hiroyuki Kashiwadani, who originally described the type species.[2]
Kashiwadia species are foliose (leafy) and whitish-grey, with lobes measuring 1–2.5 mm wide. The upper surface of the thallus is smooth, convex, and lacks pruina, while the lower surface is pale to brownish. Apothecia are rare; when present, they are cup-shaped with a diameter of 1–2 mm and a brown, pruinose disc. Both atranorin and zeorin are lichen products found in the genus.[2]
