Australiaena

Australiaena
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Caliciales
Family:	Caliciaceae
Genus:	Australiaena Matzer, H.Mayrhofer & Elix (1997)
Type species
Australiaena streimannii Matzer, H.Mayrhofer & Elix (1997)

Australiaena is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Australiaena streimannii. The genus and the species were formally described in 1997 by Mario Matzer, Helmut Mayrhofer and John Elix.[2]

References

1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
2. Matzer, M.; Mayrhofer, H.; Elix, J. A. (2007). "Australiaena streimannii, a new genus and species in the Physciaceae from tropical Australasia". The Lichenologist. 29 (1): 35–44. doi:10.1017/S0024282997000078.