Kroswia

Kroswia is a genus of lichens in the family Pannariaceae. It consists of four paleotropical species: K. epispora, K. gemmascens, K. polydactyla, and the type, K. crystallifera. Species in the genus are characterized by their gelatinous, homoiomerous (uniform in structure, without differentiation into distinct tissues), and ecorticate (without a cortex) thallus. The ascocarps contain terpenoids and fatty acids.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen in 2002.[2]

Kroswia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Pannariaceae
Genus: Kroswia
P.M.Jørg. (2002)
Type species
Kroswia crystallifera
P.M.Jørg. (2002)
Species

K. crystallifera
K. epispora
K. gemmascens
K. polydactyla

The genus name of Kroswia is in honour of Hildur Krog (1922–2014), who was a Norwegian botanist and Thomas Douglas Victor Swinscow (1917-1992), a British writer, editor and physician.[3][4]

References
  1. Liu, H.-J.; Hu, J.-S.; Li, C. (2015). "The lichen genus Kroswia in China". Mycotaxon. 130 (4): 951–959. doi:10.5248/130.951.
  2. Jørgensen, P.M. (2002). "Kroswia, a new genus in the Pannariaceae (lichenized ascomycetes)". The Lichenologist. 34 (4): 297–303. doi:10.1006/lich.2002.0401.
  3. 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. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. Smith, Redmond (5 October 1992). "Obituary: Dr Douglas Swinscow". The Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2022.


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