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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