Dufourea (lichen)

Dufourea
Dufourea ligulata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Dufourea
Ach. (1809)
Type species
Dufourea flammea
(L.f.) Ach. (1810)
Synonyms
  • Jackelixia S.Y.Kondr., Fedorenko, S.Stenroos, Kärnefelt & A.Thell (2009)
  • Ovealmbornia S.Y.Kondr., Fedorenko, S.Stenroos, Kärnefelt, Elix & A.Thell (2009)
  • Xanthodactylon P.A.Duvign. (1941)
  • Xanthokarrooa S.Y.Kondr., Fedorenko, S.Stenroos, Kärnefelt, Elix & A.Thell (2009)

Dufourea is a genus of mostly foliose lichen species in the subfamily Xanthorioideae of the family Teloschistaceae. Species in the genus are found in the Southern Hemisphere.