Leifidium is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Sphaerophoraceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Leifidium tenerum, found in Australia and South America.[1] The genus is named in honour of Swedish lichenologist Leif Tibell.[2]
| Leifidium | |
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| Leifidium tenerum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Sphaerophoraceae |
| Genus: | Leifidium Wedin (1993) |
| Species: | L. tenerum
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| Binomial name | |
| Leifidium tenerum Wedin (1993)
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References
edit- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 367. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Hertel, Hannes; Gärtner, Georg; Lőkös, László (2017). "Forscher an Österreichs Flechtenflora" [Investigators of Austria's lichen flora] (PDF). Stapfia (in German). 104 (2): 1–211 (see pp. 149–150).
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