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Aspidothelium
Sign in to saveAspidothelium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Thelenellaceae. All species in the genus have a tropical distribution and are crustose with a photobiont partner. Most Aspidothelium species are foliicolous (leaf-dwelling), although some corticolous (bark-dwelling) species are known, as well as a single saxicolous (rock-dwelling) member.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderOstropales
- FamilyThelenellaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 29
- With media
- 42
- Family
- Thelenellaceae
- Collections
- WIS, ASU, UFPE, SBBG, F, UFS
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Brasil, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Aspidotheliaceae
Show 4 more facts
- taxon name
- Aspidothelium
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Aspidothelium cinerascens
- taxon author citation
- Vain.
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- References
Aspidothelium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Thelenellaceae. All species in the genus have a tropical distribution and are crustose with a photobiont partner. Most Aspidothelium species are foliicolous (leaf-dwelling), although some corticolous (bark-dwelling) species are known, as well as a single saxicolous (rock-dwelling) member.
==Taxonomy==
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