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Diploschistes
Sign in to saveDiploschistes is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. Commonly known as crater lichens, members of the genus are crustose lichens with a thick, cracked (areolate) body (thallus) with worldwide distribution. The fruiting part (apothecia) are immersed in the thick thallus so as to have the appearance of being small "craters". The widespread genus contains about 43 species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderOstropales
- FamilyGraphidaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 869
- With media
- 532
- Family
- Graphidaceae
- Collections
- UFRGS, US, UTEP, DAV, O, UFPE
- Recorded in
- Brasil, United States, Guatemala, South Africa, Australia, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Graphidaceae
- Image
- Diploschhistes scruposus.jpg
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- Commons category
- Diploschistes
- taxon name
- Diploschistes
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Diploschistes scruposus
- taxon common name
- Daalder
- taxon author citation
- Norman
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- References
Diploschistes is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. Commonly known as crater lichens, members of the genus are crustose lichens with a thick, cracked (areolate) body (thallus) with worldwide distribution. The fruiting part (apothecia) are immersed in the thick thallus so as to have the appearance of being small "craters". The widespread genus contains about 43 species.
==Taxonomy==
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