• Source: Protousnea

Protousnea is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It contains two accepted species. Protousnea species have a fruticose growth form, similar to beard lichens (genus Usnea). The genus is endemic to southern South America. The genus was circumscribed in 1976 by Hildur Krog as a segregate genus from Usnea.




Species


Protousnea fibrillatae Calvelo, Stock.-Wörg., Liber. & Elix (2003)
Protousnea magellanica (Mont.) Krog (1976)




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Protousnea
• Raesaenenia
• Lethariella cashmeriana
• Lethariella canariensis
• Lethariella
• Outline of lichens
• Phacopsis
• Parmeliaceae