''Caprettia'' is a

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ized

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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. These lichens typically form inconspicuous thin crusts or films on bark, rock, or leaves, often appearing as little more th ...

. The genus was

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Augusto Chaves Batista Augusto Chaves Batista (15 June 1916 – 30 November 1967) was a Brazilian mycologist. He published more than 600 research papers, either alone or in collaboration with others. At the time of his death at the age of 51, Batista was the director o ...

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 Taxa named by Augusto Chaves Batista {{Dothideomycetes-stub