Name | Atla S. Savic´ & Tibell |
Authorship | S. Savic´ & Tibell |
Rank | Genus |
NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
Placed in | Verrucariaceae |
Contains | Atla sp. |
Remarks | Typus: A. alpina S. Savic´ & Tibell Etymology of the genus: "Atla is the name of a Norse water goddess who sometimes accompanied us in the same habitats as the species named after her. She is the daughter of Aegir and Ran, and one of the ‘Billow Maidens’ all beautiful maidens and personifications of waves (Atla being the Fury), according to the the Poetic Edda, Hyndluljo´ð." |
Citation | 17 Jul 2008 Lichenologist 40(4): 273 |