Flakea
Encyclopedia
Flakea is a genus
of lichen
in the Verrucariaceae
family. It is a monotypic
genus, containing the single species Flakea papillata.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of lichen
Lichen
Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner , usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium...
in the Verrucariaceae
Verrucariaceae
The Verrucariaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Verrucariales.- Genera :These are the genera that are currently in the Verrucariaceae family, based on the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota...
family. It is a monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus, containing the single species Flakea papillata.