Servitia is a genus of fungi in the family Verrucariaceae.[2] A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Servitia inconspicuum (Lynge) M.S. Christ. & Alstrup. It was circumscribed in Alstrup & Hansen, Graphis Scripta vol.12 (2) on page 41 in 2001.[1]

Servitia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Verrucariales
Family: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Servitia
M.S. Christ. & Alstrup
Species:
S. inconspicuum
Binomial name
Servitia inconspicuum
(Lynge) M.S. Christ. & Alstrup
Synonyms[1]
  • Dermatocarpon inconspicuum Lynge

The genus name of Servitia is in honour of Miroslav Servít (1886–1959), who was a Czech teacher, botanist (Bryology, Mykology and Lichenology), who taught at various agricultural Research stations and schools.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Servitia inconspicuum". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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