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Chroodiscus
Sign in to saveChroodiscus is a genus of leaf-dwelling lichens in the family Graphidaceae. These lichens form thin, smooth crusts directly on living leaves and are characterized by distinctive star-shaped fruiting bodies that split into triangular segments, with centres ranging from grey to bright scarlet-red depending on their chemical composition. The genus is found throughout tropical regions worldwide, growing in the shaded understory of rainforests from lowland areas to mountain cloud forests, where they serve as sensitive indicators of undisturbed forest conditions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderOstropales
- FamilyGraphidaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 72
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Graphidaceae
- Collections
- US, UFPE, F
- Recorded in
- Sri Lanka, Brasil, Costa Rica, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Thelotremataceae
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- taxon name
- Chroodiscus
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Chroodiscus coccineus
- taxon author citation
- (Müll. Arg.) Müll. Arg.
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Encyclopedic overview
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Chroodiscus is a genus of leaf-dwelling lichens in the family Graphidaceae. These lichens form thin, smooth crusts directly on living leaves and are characterized by distinctive star-shaped fruiting bodies that split into triangular segments, with centres ranging from grey to bright scarlet-red depending on their chemical composition. The genus is found throughout tropical regions worldwide, growing in the shaded understory of rainforests from lowland areas to mountain cloud forests, where they serve as sensitive indicators of undisturbed forest conditions.
==Taxonomy==
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