Protoblastenia
| Protoblastenia | |
|---|---|
| Protoblastenia rupestris, Poland | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Psoraceae |
| Genus: | Protoblastenia (Zahlbr.) J.Steiner (1911) |
| Type species | |
| Protoblastenia rupestris (Scop.) J.Steiner (1911) | |
| Synonyms | |
Protoblastenia is a genus of lichens in the family Psoraceae. It was originally circumscribed by Alexander Zahlbruckner in 1908 as a section of genus Blastenia. J. Steiner promoted it to generic status in 1911.