Eiglera

Eiglera is a small genus of crustose lichens belonging to the monotypic family Eigleraceae.

[1] Eiglera species are found in Europe and Northern America.

[2] The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Josef Hafellner in 1984, with Eiglera flavida assigned as the type species; this lichen had previously been classified in either Aspicilia or Lecanora.

The genus name Eiglera honours German botanist Gerhard Eigler.

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