Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo

(1824-1860)   (A.Massal.)

Italian lichenologist, father of Caro Benigno Massalongo (1852-1928), Italian hepaticalogist.

Abramo Massalongo
    - Italian paleobotanist and lichenologist
    - Professor at the University of Verona
    - systematics of crustose lichens
    - named 114 genera of lichens, many are still in use

Literature (major contributions)

• Ricerche sull'autonomia dei licheni crustosi, 1852
• Systema lichenum novorum, 1855