Brigantiaea

Brigantiaea is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Brigantiaeaceae. It was circumscribed by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.

The genus name Brigantiaea honours Francesco Briganti (1802–1865), an Italian botanist and professor at the University of Naples.

Species

 * Brigantiaea fuscolutea (Dicks.) R.Sant. (1981)
 * Brigantiaea leprosa Kantvilas & Elix (2009)
 * Brigantiaea leucoxantha (Spreng.) R.Sant. & Hafellner (1982)
 * Brigantiaea lobulata F.J.Walker & Hafellner (1983)
 * Brigantiaea lobulatisidiata Aptroot (2007)
 * Brigantiaea lordhowensis Elix (2007)
 * Brigantiaea mariae Trevis. (1853)
 * Brigantiaea microcarpa (Räsänen) Hafellner (1997)
 * Brigantiaea phaeomma (Nyl.) Hafellner (1997)
 * Brigantiaea sorediata Kashiw., Mas.Inoue & K.H.Moon (2002)
 * Brigantiaea subobscurata (Vain.) Aptroot (2002)
 * Brigantiaea tricolor (Mont.) Trevis. (1853)