Violella
Violella is a genus of two species of crustose lichens in the family Tephromelataceae. The genus is characterized by its brownish inner ascospore walls, brilliant violet hymenial pigment (called Fucatus-violet), and thallus chemistry. The type species, "Violella fucata", was originally placed in genus "Mycoblastus", but molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that this species as well as the Asian species "V. wangii" formed a phylogenetically distinct clade and warranted placement in a new genus. The generic name "Violella", a diminutive form of the Latin "viola", refers to the characteristic hymenium colour.
Q34740
genus
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Q18349381
crustose lichen
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Q10693157
Tephromelataceae
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Q2445285
ascospore
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Q914105
hymenial
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Q207495
thallus
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Q252730
type species
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None
Violella fucata
UNK
Q10591072
Mycoblastus
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Q2007033
molecular phylogenetic
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None
V. wangii
UNK
Q171184
phylogenetic
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Q713623
clade
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Q108709
diminutive
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Q397
Latin
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Q21229693
Violella
MISC
Q21229693
Violella
MISC
taxon rank
parent taxon
subclass of