Sipmania
Genus of fungi
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Sipmania is a genus of lichenized fungi within the order Arthoniales. The genus has been placed into the family Roccellaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Sipmania peltata.[2][3]
| Sipmania | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Roccellaceae |
| Genus: | Sipmania Egea & Torrente (1994) |
| Type species | |
| Sipmania peltata Egea & Torrente (1994) | |
The genus was circumscribed by José Maria Egea Fernández and P. Torrente in Biblioth. Lichenol. vol.54 on pages 6 and 165 in 1994.
The genus name of Sipmania is in honour of Henricus (Harrie) Johannes Maria Sipman (born 1945) is a Dutch lichenologist. He specialises in tropical and subtropical lichens, and has authored or co-authored more than 250 scientific publications.[4]
