Fungalpedia – Note 3200, Wetmoreana

 

Wetmoreana. Arup, Søchting & Frödén.

Citation when using this data: Jayawardena RS et al. 2023   – Fungalpedia.

Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank

Classification: Teloschistaceae, Teloschistales, Lecanoromycetidae, Lecanoromycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Notes: Wetmoreana is a recently split genus in Teloschistaceae (Arup et al. 2013). At the moment, three to five species are recognized in this genus, depending on whether or not Fulgogassparrea S.Y. Kondr., N.-H. Jeong, Kärnefelt, Elix, A. Thell & Hur (Kondratyuk et al. 2013) is recognized as a separate genus.

Type species: Wetmoreana texana (Wetmore & Kärnefelt) Arup, Søchting & Frödén, in Arup, Søchting & Frödén, Nordic J. Bot. 31(1): 66 (2013)

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Wetmoreana.

 

 

References

Arup U, Søchting U, Frödén P 2013 – A new taxonomy of the family Teloschistaceae. Nord J Bot 31:16–83.

Kondratyuk SY, Jeong M-H, Yu N-H, Kärnefelt I, Thell A, Elix JA, Kim J, Kondratyuk AS, Hur J-S 2013 – Four new genera of teloschistoid lichens (Teloschistaceae, Ascomycota) based on molecular phylogeny. Acta Bot Hung 55:251–274.

 

Entry by

Jayawardena Ruvishika Shehali, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand

 

Published online 18 September 2026

 

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