Catolechia
Sign in to saveCatolechia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Rhizocarpaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Catolechia wahlenbergii. The genus was circumscribed by the German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. He did not assign a type species for the genus; Catolechia pulchella was designated as the type by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855. This species is synonymous with Catolechia wahlenbergii.
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- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderRhizocarpales
- FamilyRhizocarpaceae
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Catolechia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Rhizocarpaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Catolechia wahlenbergii. The genus was circumscribed by the German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. He did not assign a type species for the genus; Catolechia pulchella was designated as the type by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855. This species is synonymous with Catolechia wahlenbergii.
Several species that were originally described as a member of Catolechia have since been transferred to other genera. Examples include: Catolechia flavovirescens = Arthrorhaphis citrinella Catolechia glomerulans = Monerolechia glomerulans Catolechia lactea = Buellia lactea Catolechia marginulata = Buellia marginulata Catolechia moriopsis = Orphniospora moriopsis Catolechia pyxinoides = Pyxine pyxinoides Catolechia subcoronata = Buellia subcoronata Catolechia tenuis = Dimelaena tenuis Catolechia wahlenbergii ß alpina = Bellemerea alpina