Gorgadesia
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Gorgadesia is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Roccellaceae.[2] A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Gorgadesia mira.
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Gorgadesia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
Order: | Arthoniales |
Family: | Roccellaceae |
Genus: | Gorgadesia Tav.[1] |
Type species | |
Gorgadesia mira Tav. |
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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.