Clauzadea Explained

Clauzadea is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Lecideaceae. The genus contains four species found in Europe.^[1] Clauzadea was circumscribed in 1984 by lichenologists Josef Hafellner and André Bellemère.

The genus name of Clauzadea is in honour of F.J. Georges Clauzade (1914-2002) a French teacher and botanist (Mycology and Lichenology).^[2]

Species

• Clauzadea chondrodes (A.Massal.) Clauzade & Cl.Roux ex Hafellner & Türk 92001)
• Clauzadea immersa (Hoffm.) Hafellner & Bellem. (1984)
• Clauzadea metzleri (Körb.) Clauzade & Cl.Roux ex D.Hawksw. (1992)
• Clauzadea monticola (Ach.) Hafellner & Bellem. (1984)

Notes and References

1. Book: Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA . Dictionary of the Fungi . limited . 10th . CABI . Wallingford . 2008. 149. 978-0-85199-826-8.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.