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Chapsa
Sign in to saveChapsa is a genus of lichens in the family Graphidaceae. These lichens form thin, grey-whitish to pale olive crusts on tree bark and are characterized by fruiting bodies that start as slits but expand into round to angular discs level with the surface, each bordered by a pale rim. The genus has a pantropical to warm-temperate distribution, growing on shaded bark in humid lowland or foothill rainforests, with over 60 species that often serve as indicators of undisturbed forest habitats.
Species
Jagged Barnacle Lichen
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderOstropales
- FamilyGraphidaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 146
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Graphidaceae
- Collections
- NY, NCU, US, WIS, F, UNESP-FCA
- Recorded in
- United States, Bahamas, Jamaica, Guyana, Brazil, Venezuela, India, Thailand
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Thelotremataceae
Show 3 more facts
- taxon name
- Chapsa
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon author citation
- A.Massal.
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Ecology
- Species
- References
Chapsa is a genus of lichens in the family Graphidaceae. These lichens form thin, grey-whitish to pale olive crusts on tree bark and are characterized by fruiting bodies that start as slits but expand into round to angular discs level with the surface, each bordered by a pale rim. The genus has a pantropical to warm-temperate distribution, growing on shaded bark in humid lowland or foothill rainforests, with over 60 species that often serve as indicators of undisturbed forest habitats.
==Taxonomy==
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