Name:		Lichina C. Agardh, Syn. Alg. Scand. (1817) page xii, 9 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Pygmaea Stackh. (1809) Thamnidium Tuck. ex Schwend. (1860) Lichinomyces E.A. Thomas ex Cif. & Tomas. (1939) Neolichina Gyeln. (1940)
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Lichinaceae Nyl. [Family] Lichinales Henssen & Büdel [Order] Lichinomycetidae [Subclass] Lichinomycetes Reeb, Lutzoni & Cl. Roux [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Lichina antarctica Cromb. Lichina confinis (O.F. Müll.) C. Agardh Lichina elizabethae A. Massal. Lichina macrospora Henssen, Büdel & Wessels Lichina microcarpa Mont. Lichina minutissima Henssen Lichina polycarpa Henssen Lichina pumila Lichina pygmaea (Lightf.) C. Agardh Lichina rosulans Henssen Lichina stipatula (Nyl.) Boistel Lichina tasmanica Henssen Lichina transfuga (Nyl.) Zahlbr. Lichina willeyi (Tuck.) Henssen
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (1 record)
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]