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Fissurina
''Fissurina'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 160 species, most of which are found in tropical regions. Taxonomy The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by the French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in an 1825 publication. Some later authors preferred to use the name ''Fissurina'' to describe infrageneric (i.e., below genus level) groups of the genus ''Graphis (lichen), Graphis'', such as Edvard Vainio in 1921 who used it as a subgenus, and Alexander Zahlbruckner (1923) and Karl Redinger (1935), who used the name for section (botany), sections. ''Fissurina'' is in the family Graphidaceae. In 2018, Kraichak and colleagues, using a "temporal phylogenetic" approach to identify temporal bands for specific taxonomic ranks, proposed placing ''Fissurina'' as the type genus of Fissurinaceae, a family originally proposed by Brendan P. Hodkinson in 2012. This taxonomic proposal was rejected by Robert Lücking in a critical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fissurina Albonitens
''Fissurina'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 160 species, most of which are found in tropical regions. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by the French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in an 1825 publication. Some later authors preferred to use the name ''Fissurina'' to describe infrageneric (i.e., below genus level) groups of the genus '' Graphis'', such as Edvard Vainio in 1921 who used it as a subgenus, and Alexander Zahlbruckner (1923) and Karl Redinger (1935), who used the name for sections. ''Fissurina'' is in the family Graphidaceae. In 2018, Kraichak and colleagues, using a "temporal phylogenetic" approach to identify temporal bands for specific taxonomic ranks, proposed placing ''Fissurina'' as the type genus of Fissurinaceae, a family originally proposed by Brendan P. Hodkinson in 2012. This taxonomic proposal was rejected by Robert Lücking in a critical 2019 review of the temporal method for the classification of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphidaceae
The Graphidaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Graphidales. The family contains nearly a hundred genera and more than 2000 species. Although the family has a cosmopolitan distribution, most Graphidaceae species occur in tropical regions, and typically grow on bark. Taxonomy Graphidaceae was originally proposed by French botanist Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier in 1822 (as "Graphineae"). '' Graphis'', '' Opegrapha'', and '' Arthonia'' were included in the new family. In 2002, the German lichenologist Bettina Staiger revised the Graphidaceae in a monograph, proposing a new classification of genera that was widely accepted until molecular phylogenetic studies led to a further reorganization of the family. Two subfamilies are recognized in the Graphidaceae: *Fissurinoideae *Graphidoideae Subfamily Redonographoideae, proposed by Lücking and colleagues in 2013, has since been promoted to familial status (as the monogeneric family Redonographaceae). Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphis (lichen)
''Graphis'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. Historically, ''Graphis'' was used as a broad category for species with colourless, transversely septate ascospores within the Graphidaceae. However, with advances in genetic research, this classification has become more refined. As a result, species previously classified under '' Graphina'' have been re-assigned to ''Allographa'' or ''Graphis''. The species complex around '' Graphis scripta'' has also been recognised, leading to the identification of several new species, many of which may have been previously overlooked. Description Genus ''Graphis'' includes crustose lichens, which have a crust-like appearance that can range from being fully embedded in the substrate to sitting on the surface. The lichen's symbiotic partner, or , is green algae from the genus '' Trentepohlia''. The (fruiting bodies) of ''Graphis'' can also be immersed or superficial. These structures are typically elongated, resembli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthothecis
''Acanthothecis'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Frederick Edward Clements in 1909. These lichens form pale grey-brown to olive-green crusts on tree bark and are characterized by elongated, pencil-like slits containing spores, with distinctive tiny spines on internal filaments that help distinguish them from similar genera. The genus includes about 50 species found primarily in tropical and subtropical forests worldwide, where they grow on living tree bark and serve as indicators of relatively undisturbed woodland environments. Description ''Acanthothecis'' forms a pale grey-brown to olive-green crust (thallus) that may lack a skin () or bear a thin one, and often contains scattered crystals that give a slightly texture. Its fruit bodies are —elongated, pencil-like slits—ranging from immersed to sitting on the surface; their lips are usually well developed and can be smooth or faintly striate. The rim that e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
