Tuckneraria Explained

Tuckneraria is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Parmeliaceae.

Taxonomy

The genus was circumscribed in Acta Bot. Fenn. vol.150 on pages 143–151 in 1994 by Tiina Randlane and Arne Thell.

The genus name honours Edward Tuckerman (1817–1886), who was an American botanist and professor who made significant contributions to the study of lichens and other alpine plants. He was a founding member of the Natural History Society of Boston and most of his career was spent at Amherst College.Tuckermannopsis, Nephromopsis combined with Cetraria.^[1]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[2]

• Tuckneraria laureri
• Tuckneraria laxa
• Tuckneraria pseudocomplicata

Former species;

• T. ahtii = Nephromopsis ahtii
• T. sikkimensis = Nephromopsis sikkimensis
• T. togashii = Nephromopsis togashii

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Web site: Tuckneraria - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 27 October 2022.