Megalaria is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Ramalinaceae.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Josef Hafellner in 1984, with Megalaria grossa assigned as the type species.[2]
Species
As of March 2023, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 44 species of Megalaria.[1]
References
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^ a b "Megalaria". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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^ Hafellner, J. "Studien in Richtung einer natürlichen Gliederung der Sammelfamilien Lecanoracae und Lecideaceae". Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia (in German). 79: 241–371.
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^ Fryday, A.M. (2007). "A new species of Megalaria from Îles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean". The Lichenologist. 39 (4): 371–375. doi:10.1017/S0024282907007025. S2CID 84617693.
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^ Jagadeesh Ram, T.A.M.; Aptroot, A.; Sinha, G.P.; Singh, K.P. (2007). "A new isidiate Megalaria species and new records of lichenized, lichenicolous and non-lichenized ascomycetes from India". Nova Hedwigia. 85 (1–2): 139–144.
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^ a b Kantvilas, G. (2016). "Further observations on the lichen genus Megalaria in Tasmania: some species with blue-green apothecial pigments". Herzogia. 29 (2/1): 421–434. doi:10.13158/heia.29.2.2016.421. S2CID 89283113.
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^ Fryday, A.M. (2004). "New species and records of lichenized fungi from Campbell Island and the Auckland Islands, New Zealand". Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 88: 127–146.
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^ Elix, J.A.; McCarthy, P.M. (2018). "Ten new lichen species (Ascomycota) from Australia". Australasian Lichenology. 82: 20–59.
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^ McCarthy, P.M.; Elix, J.A. (2016). "Five new lichen species (Ascomycota) from south-eastern Australia". Telopea. 19: 137–151. doi:10.7751/TELOPEA10732. S2CID 89582289.
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^ Fryday, A.M.; Knight, A. (2012). "A new species of Megalaria (Ramalinaceae, lichenized Ascomycota) from South Island, New Zealand". Australasian Lichenology. 70: 26–29.
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^ Kantvilas, G. (2008). "Observations on some Tasmanian species of the lichen genus Megalaria (Lecanorales: Megalariaceae)". Muelleria. 26 (2): 62–69. doi:10.5962/p.337562. S2CID 85846633.
