Vezdaea
| Vezdaea | |
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| Vezdaea retigera | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Subdivision: | Pezizomycotina |
| Order: | Vezdaeales Lumbsch & Lücking (2016) |
| Family: | Vezdaeaceae Poelt & Vězda ex J.C.David & D.Hawksw. (1991) |
| Genus: | Vezdaea Tscherm.-Woess & Poelt (1976) |
| Type species | |
| Vezdaea aestivalis (Ohlert) Tscherm.-Woess & Poelt (1976)
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Vezdaea is a genus of crustose lichens in the monotypic family Vezdaeaceae, which itself is the only taxon in the order Vezdaeales. The genus was established in 1976 and named after the Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda for his contributions to lichen science. These lichens form extremely thin crusts that appear as dustings of tiny greenish to grey particles on decaying moss, plant debris, and soil, particularly in metal-enriched environments that other lichens avoid. The genus contains 14 species.