Placomaronea

Placomaronea is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Candelariaceae. It has 6 species.^[1] The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist Veli Räsänen in 1944, with Placomaronea candelarioides assigned as the type species.^[2] The genus was revised by Martin Westberg and colleagues in 2009, who accepted six species in the genus.^[3] Two newly described species from Peru were added to the genus in 2025.^[4]

Placomaronea
Placomaronea candelaroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Candelariomycetes
Order:	Candelariales
Family:	Candelariaceae
Genus:	Placomaronea Räsänen (1944)
Type species
Placomaronea candelarioides Räsänen (1944)
Species
P. candelarioides P. fruticosa P. fuegiana P. kaernefeltii P. lambii P. mendozae P. minima P. placoidea

Species

• Placomaronea candelarioides Räsänen (1944) – South America
• Placomaronea fruticosa Ramos, Hollinger & Bungartz (2025)^[4] – Peru
• Placomaronea fuegiana M.Westb. & Frödén (2009)^[3] – southeastern South America
• Placomaronea kaernefeltii M.Westb., Frödén & Wedin (2009)^[3] – Chile
• Placomaronea lambii (Hakul.) R.Sant. (1974) – Peru; Ecuador
• Placomaronea mendozae (Räsänen) M.Westb. (2004) – Argentina; Peru; Arizona (USA)
• Placomaronea minima M.Westb. & Frödén (2009)^[3] – Chile; Argentina; southern Africa
• Placomaronea placoidea Ramos, Hollinger & Bungartz (2025)^[4] – Peru