Paulia is a genus of lichenized fungi within the family Lichinaceae. It contains five species.[1]

Paulia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lichinomycetes
Order: Lichinales
Family: Lichinaceae
Genus: Paulia
Fée

The genus name of Paulia is in honour of Paul Fée, the father of the author Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée.[2]

The genus was circumscribed in Linnaea Vol.10 on page 466 in 1836.

References

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  1. ^ "Paulia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ 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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