Rolfidium

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Rolfidium is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae.[1]

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Rolfidium
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Ramalinaceae
Genus: Rolfidium
Moberg
Type species
Rolfidium peltatum
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The genus was circumscribed by Jan Roland Moberg in Lichenologist vol.18 (4) on page 305 in 1986.

The genus name of Rolfidium is in honour of Rolf Santesson (1916–2013), who was a Swedish lichenologist and university lecturer.[2]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;[3]

  • Rolfidium bumammum (Nyl.) Kistenich, Timdal, Bendiksby & S. Ekman (2018)
  • Rolfidium nigropallidum (Nyl. ex Hue) Kistenich, Timdal, Bendiksby & S. Ekman (2018)
  • Rolfidium peltatum Moberg (1986)

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