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Coniarthonia
Sign in to saveConiarthonia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. The genus comprises about fourteen species of crustose lichens that grow on tree bark, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. They are distinguished by their powdery, crimson to scarlet fruiting bodies, which contain abundant crystallized red pigments, a feature that sets them apart from other lichens in the order Arthoniales. The genus was established in 2001 by the Austrian lichenologist Martin Grube, who separated these species from the large, variable genus Arthonia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassArthoniomycetes
- OrderArthoniales
- FamilyArthoniaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 65
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Arthoniaceae
- Collections
- NY
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Habitat and distribution
- Species
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Coniarthonia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. The genus comprises about fourteen species of crustose lichens that grow on tree bark, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. They are distinguished by their powdery, crimson to scarlet fruiting bodies, which contain abundant crystallized red pigments, a feature that sets them apart from other lichens in the order Arthoniales. The genus was established in 2001 by the Austrian lichenologist Martin Grube, who separated these species from the large, variable genus Arthonia.
==Taxonomy==
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