Finkia
| Finkia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lichinomycetes |
| Order: | Lichinales |
| Family: | Lichinaceae |
| Genus: | Finkia Vain. |
| Type species | |
| Finkia portoricensis Vain. | |
Finkia is a genus of fungi within the family Lichinaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Finkia portoricensis. It is found in Puerto Rico.
The genus name of Finkia is in honour of Bruce Fink (1861 – 1927), who was a prominent American lichenologist.
The genus was circumscribed by Edvard August Vainio in Mycologia Vol.21 on page 34 in 1929.