| Taxon | Protousnea |
|---|---|
| Authority | (Motyka) Krog (1976) |
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| Subdivision ranks | Species |
| Subdivision | P. fibrillatae P. magellanica |
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.[1] The genus was circumscribed in 1976 by Hildur Krog as a segregate genus from Usnea.[2]
Species
- Protousnea fibrillatae Calvelo, Stock.-Wörg., Liber. & Elix (2003)[1]
- Protousnea magellanica (Mont.) Krog (1976)[2]
References
- ^ Calvelo, Susana; Stocker-Wörgötter, Elfie; Liberatore, Sandra; Elix, John A. (2003). "Protousnea (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota), a genus endemic to southern South America". The Bryologist. 108 (1): 1–15. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2005)108[1:PPAAGE2.0.CO;2]. JSTOR 20061064. S2CID 85909019
- ^ Krog, H. (1976). "Lethariella new genus and Protousnea new genus 2 new lichen genera in Parmeliaceae". Norwegian Journal of Botany. 23 (2): 83–106.