Name:		Brigantiaea Trevis., (1853) page 7 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Myxodictyon A. Massal. (1860) Myxodictyonomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Brigantiaeaceae Hafellner & Bellem. [Family] Lecanorales Nannf. [Order] Lecanoromycetidae P.M. Kirk, P.F. Cannon, J.C. David & Stalpers ex Miądl., Lutzoni & Lumbsch [Subclass] Lecanoromycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Brigantiaea argentea (Mont.) anon. Brigantiaea austro-americana (Räsänen) Hafellner Brigantiaea berteroana (Mont.) Trevis. Brigantiaea chrysosticta (Hook. f. & T. Taylor) Hafellner & Bellem. Brigantiaea ferruginea (Müll. Arg.) Kashiw. & Kurok. Brigantiaea ferrugineum (Müll. Arg.) Kashiw. & Kurok. Brigantiaea fuscilutea (Dicks.) R. Sant. Brigantiaea fuscolutea (Dickson) R. Sant. Brigantiaea ionoexcipula (Patw. & Makhija) D.D. Awasthi Brigantiaea isidiigera Hafellner Brigantiaea leucoxantha (Spreng.) R. Sant. & Hafellner Brigantiaea lobulata F.J. Walker & Hafellner Brigantiaea mariae Trevis. Brigantiaea microcarpa (Räsänen) Hafellner Brigantiaea nigra D.D. Awasthi Brigantiaea nipponica (M. Satô) Hafellner Brigantiaea phaeomma (Nyl.) Hafellner Brigantiaea praetermissa Hafellner & St. Clair Brigantiaea pulchra (Müll. Arg.) Hafellner Brigantiaea purpurata (Zahlbr.) Hafellner & Bellem. Brigantiaea subobscurata (Vain.) Aptroot Brigantiaea substipitata Kalb & Hafellner Brigantiaea tabacodes (Zahlbr.) Hafellner Brigantiaea tricolor (Mont.) Trevis. Brigantiaea tristis
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (3 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]