Solorina | |
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Solorina saccata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Peltigerales |
Family: | Peltigeraceae |
Genus: |
Solorina Ach. |
Type species | |
Solorina crocea (L.) Ach. |
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Synonyms | |
1827 Sommerfeltia Flörke ex Sommerf. |
1827 Sommerfeltia Flörke ex Sommerf.
1884 Solorinina Nyl.
1930 Solorina sect. Neosolorina Gyeln.
1937 Ruspoliella Sambo
1943 Neosolorina (Gyeln.) Räsänen
1953 Solorinomyces E.A. Thomas ex Cif. & Tomas.
Solorina is a genus of 10 species of lichenized fungi in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was first described by the Swedish botanist Erik Acharius in 1808. Members of the genus are commonly called socket lichens.