Solorina

Solorina is a genus of 10 species of lichenized fungi in the family Peltigeraceae.[2] The genus was first described by the Swedish botanist Erik Acharius in 1808.[3] Members of the genus are commonly called socket lichens.[4]

Solorina
Solorina saccata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Lecanoromycetes
Order:
Peltigerales
Family:
Peltigeraceae
Genus:
Solorina

Type species
Solorina crocea
(L.) Ach.
Synonyms[1]

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.

Species
  • Solorina aurantiaca
  • Solorina bispora
  • Solorina crocea
  • Solorina embolina
  • Solorina fuegiensis
  • Solorina monospora
  • Solorina saccata
  • Solorina spongiosa

References
  1. "Solorina Ach. 1808". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 643. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. Acharius E. (1808). "Förteckning på de i Sverige våxande arter af Lafvarnas Familj". Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar (in Swedish). 29: 228–37.
  4. Observations in the Genus: Solorina, Ispotnature
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