Protomicarea

Protomicarea is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Psoraceae.^[1] The genus contains two species: Protomicarea limosa (the type) and Protomicarea alpestris. Protomicarea was circumscribed by lichenologist Josef Hafellner in 2001.^[2]

Protomicarea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Psoraceae
Genus:	Protomicarea Hafellner (2001)
Type species
Protomicarea limosa (Ach.) Hafellner (2001)
Species
P. limosa P. alpestris

Species

• Protomicarea alpestris (Sommerf.) McCune (2018)
• Protomicarea limosa (Ach.) Hafellner (2001)