''Calenia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualism (biology), m ...
-forming
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
within the family
Gomphillaceae
The Gomphillaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Graphidales. Species in this family are found mostly in tropical regions. The family underwent a major molecular phylogenetics-led reorganisation in 2023, in which 17 genera were ...
.
Species
,
Species Fungorum
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(in the
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life (CoL) is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxono ...
) accepts 19 species of ''Calenia''.
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Calenia atlantica''
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Calenia bullatinoides''
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Calenia chroodisciformis''
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Calenia corticola''
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Calenia depressa''
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Calenia echinoplacoides''
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Calenia flava''
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Calenia flavescens''
– China
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Calenia fumosa''
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Calenia graphidea''
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Calenia leptocarpa''
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Calenia lueckingii''
– Costa Rica
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Calenia obtecta''
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Calenia pernambucensis''
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Calenia phyllogena''
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Calenia pseudographidea''
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Calenia subdepressa''
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Calenia surinamensis''
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Calenia thelotremella''
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Calenia verrucosa''
– China
References
Gomphillaceae
Lichen genera
Graphidales genera
Taxa named by Johannes Müller Argoviensis
Taxa described in 1890
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