Protousnea

Protousnea is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It contains two accepted species. Protousnea species have a fruticose growth form, similar to beard lichens (genus Usnea). The genus is endemic to southern South America.^[2] The genus was circumscribed in 1976 by Hildur Krog as a segregate genus from Usnea.^[3]

Protousnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Protousnea (Motyka) Krog (1976)
Species
P. fibrillatae P. magellanica
Synonyms[1]
Usnea subgen. Protousnea Motyka (1936)

Species

• Protousnea fibrillatae Calvelo, Stock.-Wörg., Liber. & Elix (2003)^[2]
• Protousnea magellanica (Mont.) Krog (1976)^[3]