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Brick-spored Firedot Lichens
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Brick-spored Firedot Lichens

Brigantiaea

Brigantiaea is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Brigantiaeaceae. The genus was established in 1853 by the Italian botanist Vittore Trevisan and is named after Francesco Briganti, a professor at the University of Naples. These lichens are recognised by their bright yellow to orange fruiting bodies that stand out against their crusty, wart-textured surface.

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13 branches of this genus, most-observed first

American Sunrise

speciesBrigantiaea leucoxantha

Brigantiaea chrysosticta

speciesBrigantiaea chrysosticta

Brigantiaea fuscolutea

speciesBrigantiaea fuscolutea

Brigantiaea phaeomma

speciesBrigantiaea phaeomma

Brigantiaea praetermissa

speciesBrigantiaea praetermissa

Brigantiaea lobulata

speciesBrigantiaea lobulata

Brigantiaea ionoexcipula

speciesBrigantiaea ionoexcipula

Brigantiaea austroamericana

speciesBrigantiaea austroamericana

Brigantiaea berteroana

speciesBrigantiaea berteroana

Brigantiaea isidiigera

speciesBrigantiaea isidiigera

Brigantiaea ferruginea

speciesBrigantiaea ferruginea

Brigantiaea tabacodes

speciesBrigantiaea tabacodes

Brigantiaea mariae

speciesBrigantiaea mariae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 175173.