Protousnea is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It contains two accepted species. Protousnea species have a fruticose growth form, similar to beard lichens (genus Usnea). The genus is endemic to southern South America.[2] The genus was circumscribed in 1976 by Hildur Krog as a segregate genus from Usnea.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Protousnea (Motyka) Krog (1976) |
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Species edit
- Protousnea fibrillatae Calvelo, Stock.-Wörg., Liber. & Elix (2003)[2]
- Protousnea magellanica (Mont.) Krog (1976)[3]
References edit
- ^ "Synonymy: Protousnea (Motyka) Krog". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ a b Calvelo, Susana; Stocker-Wörgötter, Elfie; Liberatore, Sandra; Elix, John A. (2003). "Protousnea (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota), a genus endemic to southern South America". The Bryologist. 108 (1): 1–15. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2005)108[1:PPAAGE]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 20061064. S2CID 85909019.
- ^ a b Krog, H. (1976). "Lethariella new genus and Protousnea new genus 2 new lichen genera in Parmeliaceae". Norwegian Journal of Botany. 23 (2): 83–106.
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