Gorgadesia is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Roccellaceae.[2] A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Gorgadesia mira.

Gorgadesia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Arthoniales
Family: Roccellaceae
Genus: Gorgadesia
Tav.[1]
Type species
Gorgadesia mira
Tav.

The genus name of Gorgadesia is derived from Gorgades, the ancient name of the Cabo Verde archipelago, the home of the mythological Gorgons.[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Carlos das Neves Tavares in Revista Biol. (Lisbon) vol.4 on page 132 in 1964.

References

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  1. ^ Tavares CN. (1964). "Contributions to the lichen flora of Macaronesia III. New or interesting taxa". Revista de Biologia (Lisboa). 4: 131–44.
  2. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.