Arthoniaceae

The Arthoniaceae are a family of lichenized, lichenicolous and saprobic fungi in the order Arthoniales. The Arthoniaceae is the largest family of Arthoniales, with around 800 species. Most species in Arthoniaceae belong in Arthonia which is the largest genus with 500 species. The second and third largest genus is Arthothelium with 80 species, and Cryptothecia with 60 species.

Arthothelium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. Species in the genus typically form crusts on smooth bark in humid, undisturbed habitats. They are distinguished from the related genus Arthonia by their spores, which are divided by both transverse and longitudinal walls into a brick-like pattern. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species occurring in tropical regions.

Amazonomyces is a lichenized genus of fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. The genus contains 3 species: Amazonomyces farkasiae (Lücking) Lücking, Sérus. & G. Thor, 1998 Amazonomyces palmae Bat. & Cavalc., 1963 Amazonomyces sprucei (R. Sant.) Lücking, Sérus. & G. Thor, 1998

Coniarthonia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. The genus comprises about fourteen species of crustose lichens that grow on tree bark, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. They are distinguished by their powdery, crimson to scarlet fruiting bodies, which contain abundant crystallized red pigments, a feature that sets them apart from other lichens in the order Arthoniales. The genus was established in 2001 by the Austrian lichenologist Martin Grube, who separated these species from the large, variable genus Arthonia.

Eremothecella is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. The genus is widespread in tropical areas.

Tylophoron is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It comprises seven species of crustose lichens, most of which occur in tropical regions.

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Coniocarpon is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has eight species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichens. This genus is distinct for its crystalline orange, red, and purple quinoid pigments in the ascomata that turn purple in potassium hydroxide solution, its colourless, transversely septate ascospores with large apical cells, and its rounded to ascomata (fruiting bodies).

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