''Allographa'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
script lichen A script lichen, or graphid lichen, is a member of a group of lichens which have spore producing structures that look like writing on the lichen body. The structures are elongated and narrow apothecia called lirellae, which look like short scribble ...
s in the family
Graphidaceae
The Graphidaceae are a family of lichens in the order Ostropales.
Distribution and ecology
The vast majority of Graphidaceae species are restricted to the tropics. Most Graphidaceae species are epiphytic (i.e. they grow only on plants).
Gene ...
. It has nearly 200 species.
Formally
circumscribed
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Not every po ...
in 1824 by
François Fulgis Chevallier
François Fulgis Chevallier (1796, Paris – 1840) was a French botanist whose areas of interest included fungi, ferns and algae.
In 1821 he received his doctorate with a thesis on indigenous hemlock in regard to considerations as a poison a ...
,
''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''
Graphis Graphis may refer to:
* ''Graphis'' (lichen), a genus in the family Graphidaceae
* ''Graphis'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails in the family Cimidae
*Graphis Inc.
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'', but was upgraded to generic status in 2018 by lichenologists
Klaus Kalb
Klaus Kalb (born 1942) is a German lichenologist and an authority on tropical lichens.
Biography
Klaus Kalb was born in Nuremberg in 1942 and grew up in southern Bavaria. From 1960 to 1965 he studied biology, chemistry, and geography at ...
and
Robert Lücking
Robert Lücking (born 1964) is a German lichenologist. He is a leading expert on foliicolous lichens–lichens that live on leaves.
Life and career
Born in Ulm in 1964, Lücking earned both his master's (1990) and PhD degree (1994) at the Univer ...
.
Species
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Allographa acharii''
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Allographa adpressa''
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Allographa albotecta''
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Allographa altamirensis''
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Allographa amazonica''
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Allographa anguilliradians
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa angustata
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic st ...
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Allographa apertoinspersa''
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Allographa apoda''
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Allographa aptrootiana''
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Allographa aquilonia
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic st ...
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Allographa argentata
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic st ...
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Allographa asterizans
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic st ...
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Allographa atrocelata
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic st ...
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Allographa atrocelatoides
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic st ...
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Allographa balbisii
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic st ...
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Allographa balbisina
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic st ...
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Allographa bambusicola
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic st ...
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– Sri Lanka
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Allographa barillasiae
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic st ...
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Allographa bettinae
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic st ...
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Allographa bifera''
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Allographa brachylirellata''
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Allographa bukittimaensis''
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Allographa calcea''
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Allographa cameroonensis''
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Allographa carassensis
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa celata''
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Allographa cerradensis
''Allographa cerradensis'' is a species of lichen in the family Graphidaceae
The Graphidaceae are a family of lichens in the order Ostropales.
Distribution and ecology
The vast majority of Graphidaceae species are restricted to the tropics ...
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Allographa chamelensis''
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Allographa chloroalba''
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Allographa chlorocarpa''
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Allographa chrysocarpa
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa cinerea''
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Allographa cleistoblephara''
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Allographa cleistomma''
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Allographa cognata''
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Allographa comma
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis (liche ...
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Allographa congesta''
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Allographa conglomerata''
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Allographa consanguinea
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa contorta''
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Allographa contortuplicata''
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Allographa curtiuscula''
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Allographa cylindrospora
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa daintreensis
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa dealbata''
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Allographa dispersa''
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Allographa dolichographa
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa dotalugalensis''
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Allographa elevativerrucosa
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic s ...
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Allographa elixii''
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Allographa elmeri''
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Allographa elongata''
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Allographa epixantha''
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Allographa exuta''
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Allographa farinulenta''
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Allographa firferi''
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Allographa flabillata''
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Allographa flavens
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa flavoaltamirensis''
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Allographa flavominiata
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa fournieri''
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Allographa frumentaria''
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Allographa fujianensis''
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Allographa funilina''
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Allographa glauconigra''
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Allographa globosa''
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Allographa gomezii''
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Allographa gracilescens''
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Allographa grandis''
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Allographa granulata''
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Allographa granulosa''
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Allographa gregmuelleri
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa hadrospora
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa hainanense''
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Allographa hossei''
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Allographa hypostictica
''Allographa hypostictica'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae, Found in Brazil, it was described as a new species in 2018. Its thallus contains hypostictic acid and its distinctive apothecia ...
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Allographa illinata
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa immersa
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis (liche ...
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Allographa incerta
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa ingarum''
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Allographa inspersostictica''
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Allographa inturgescens''
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Allographa invisibilis''
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Allographa isidiata''
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Allographa itatiaiensis''
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Allographa jayatilakana''
– Sri Lanka
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Allographa kamojangensis''
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Allographa kansriana
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis (liche ...
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Allographa knucklensis
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa kuetchangiana''
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Allographa laubertiana''
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Allographa lecanactiformis
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic st ...
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Allographa leprographa
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa leptospora''

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Allographa leucaenae''
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Allographa longilirellata''
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Allographa longissima''
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Allographa longula''
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Allographa lourdesina''
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Allographa lumbricina''
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Allographa lumbschii
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis (liche ...
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Allographa lutea''
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Allographa macella''
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Allographa mahaeliyensis
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa malacodes''
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Allographa marginata''
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Allographa medioinspersa''
– Brazil
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Allographa mexicana''
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Allographa miniata''
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Allographa mirabilis''
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Allographa multistriata''
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Allographa multisulcata''
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Allographa myolensis''
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Allographa nadurina''
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Allographa nana''
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Allographa norlabiata''
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Allographa norvestitoides''
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Allographa nuda''
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Allographa nudaeformis''
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Allographa obtectostriata''
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Allographa ochracea''
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Allographa olivacea
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa oryzaecarpa
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa oryzaeformis''
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Allographa ovata''
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Allographa oxyspora''
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Allographa pachygrapha''
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Allographa parallela
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa patwardhanii''
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Allographa pavoniana''
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Allographa pedunculata''
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Allographa phaeospora
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa pilarensis''
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Allographa pitmanii''
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Allographa pittieri''
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Allographa plagiocarpa''
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Allographa plumbea''
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Allographa plurispora''
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Allographa polillensis''
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Allographa polystriata
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa pseudoaquilonia''
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Allographa pseudocinerea''
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Allographa regularis
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa rhizicola''
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Allographa rimulosa
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa rufopallida''
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Allographa ruiziana''
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Allographa rustica''
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Allographa salacinicum
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa salacinilabiata''
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Allographa sarawakensis''
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Allographa sauroidea
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis (liche ...
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Allographa sayeri''
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Allographa scaphella''
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Allographa schummii''
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Allographa seminuda
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa semirigida''
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Allographa singaporensis
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa sitiana''
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Allographa sitianoides
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa sorsogona''
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Allographa sterlingiana''
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Allographa stictilabiata''
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Allographa striatula
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa subamylacea''
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Allographa subassimilis''
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Allographa subcelata''
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Allographa subdisserpens''
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Allographa subdussii''
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Allographa subelmeri''
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Allographa subflexibilis
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa subimmersa''
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Allographa submirabilis
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa subradiata''
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Allographa subruiziana''
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Allographa subserpens''
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Allographa subturgidula
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa superans''
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Allographa supertecta
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa tamiamiensis
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa trichospora''
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Allographa triphora''
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Allographa tumidula''
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Allographa upduna''
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Allographa upretii
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa uruguayensis
''Allographa uruguayensis'' is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Found in Uruguay, it was formally described as a new species in 2018 by lichenologist Robert Lücking. He had previously inform ...
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Allographa vandenboomiana
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa verminosa
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa vernicosa
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in ''Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic sta ...
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Allographa vestita''
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Allographa vestitoides''
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Allographa wangii''
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Allographa weerasooriyana''
– Sri Lanka
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Allographa weii
''Allographa'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has nearly 200 species. Formally circumscribed in 1824 by François Fulgis Chevallier, ''Allographa'' was formerly included in '' Graphis'', but was upgraded to generic s ...
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Allographa xanthospora''
References
Lichen genera
Ostropales genera
Taxa described in 1824
Taxa named by François Fulgis Chevallier
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