Koerberia
Genus of lichen-forming fungi
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Koerberia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Koerberiaceae.[1]
| Koerberia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Koerberiaceae |
| Genus: | Koerberia A.Massal. (1854) |
| Type species | |
| Koerberia biformis A.Massal. (1854) | |
The genus name of Koerberia is in honour of Gustav Wilhelm Körber (1817–1885), who was a German lichenologist.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in Geneacaena vol.4 on page 6 in 1854.
