Combea

Combea is a genus of lichens in the family Opegraphaceae. It has two species.^[2] The genus was circumscribed by Italian botanist Giuseppe De Notaris in 1846.^[3]

Combea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Arthoniomycetes
Order:	Arthoniales
Family:	Opegraphaceae
Genus:	Combea De Not. (1846)
Type species
Combea pruinosa De Not. (1846)
Species
C. californica C. mollusca
Synonyms[1]
Hubbsia W.A.Weber (1965) Schizopelte Th.Fr. (1875) Schizopeltomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953)

The genus name of Combea is in honour of Francesco Comba (fl. 1845), an Italian lab assistant and draughtsman, from the Zoological Museum in Turin.^[4]

Species

• Combea californica (Th.Fr.) Follmann & M.Geyer (1986)^[5]
• Combea mollusca (Ach.) Nyl. (1860)