Vezdaea
| Vezdaea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 circumscribed by Elisabeth Tschermak-Woess and Josef Poelt in 1976. The genus name honours Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda (1920-2008).