''Caprettia'' is a

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of lichenized

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in the family

Monoblastiaceae The Monoblastiaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the monotypic order Monoblastiales. It contains six genera. The family was circumscribed in 1929 by British botanist William Watson. Genera *''Acrocordia'' – 6 spp. *''Anisomeridiu ...

. The genus was

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and Heraldo da Silva Maia in 1965, with '' Caprettia amazonensis'' assigned as the

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. The genus name of ''Caprettia'' is in honour of Corrado Capretti (1915–1960), an Italian botanist and professor at

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in 1956.

Species

*'' Caprettia amazonensis'' *'' Caprettia confusa'' *'' Caprettia goderei'' *'' Caprettia lichexanthotricha'' *'' Caprettia neotropica'' *'' Caprettia nyssogenoides'' *'' Caprettia ornata''

References

Dothideomycetes Dothideomycetes genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 1965 {{Dothideomycetes-stub