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Carbonea
Sign in to saveCarbonea is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. Carbonea was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of Lecidea in 1967 before it was promoted to generic status in 1983.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyLecanoraceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 79
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Lecanoraceae
- Collections
- ASU, NY, MEL, C, UFRGS, COLO
- Recorded in
- Namibia, United States, Australia, Antarctica, Brasil, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lecanoraceae
- Image
- Carbonea vitellinaria 199026.jpg
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- taxon name
- Carbonea
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- carbonea lichen
- Commons category
- Carbonea
- taxon author citation
- (Hertel) Hertel
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Carbonea is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. Carbonea was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of Lecidea in 1967 before it was promoted to generic status in 1983.
==Species== Carbonea agellata Carbonea aggregantula Carbonea antarctica Carbonea assentiens Carbonea assimilis Carbonea atronivea Carbonea austroshetlandica Carbonea gallowayi Carbonea hypopurpurea – Falkland Islands Carbonea intrudens Carbonea invadens Carbonea latypizodes Carbonea montevidensis Carbonea neuropogonis Carbonea nivaria Carbonea phaeostoma Carbonea subdeclinans Carbonea supersparsa Carbonea tephromelae – Sweden Carbonea viriduloatra Carbonea vitellinaria Carbonea vorticosa
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