''Carbonea'' 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 ...

fungi A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...

in the family

Lecanoraceae The Lecanoraceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution. Taxonomy Lecanoraceae was circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855. Genera According ...

. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally

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as a

subgenus In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed betw ...

of ''

Lecidea ''Lecidea'' is a genus of crustose lichens with a carbon black ring or outer margin (exciple) around the fruiting body disc (apothecium), usually (or always) found growing on (saxicolous) or in ( endolithic) rock.Field Guide to California Lichen ...

'' in 1967 before it was promoted to generic status in 1983.

Species

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Carbonea agellata ''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was prom ...

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Carbonea aggregantula ''Carbonea aggregantula'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Lecanoraceae. It is a lichenicolous fungus, lichenicolous fungi, meaning that it grows on other lichens, but it does not cause disease, unlike the similar ''Carbonea austro ...

'' *'' Carbonea antarctica'' *''

Carbonea assentiens ''Carbonea assentiens'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Lecanoraceae. It is found in Antarctica and in the islands of the subantarctic. It is parasitized by the lichenicolous fungi species '' Carbonea austroshetlandica'' and ' ...

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Carbonea assimilis ''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was prom ...

'' *'' Carbonea atronivea'' *''

Carbonea austroshetlandica ''Carbonea austroshetlandica'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus belonging to the family Lecanoraceae. It was discovered in the South Shetland Islands where it grows on ''Carbonea assentiens'' but has since been reported from King George I ...

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Carbonea gallowayi ''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was prom ...

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Carbonea hypopurpurea ''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was prom ...

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Carbonea intrudens ''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was prom ...

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Carbonea invadens ''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was prom ...

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Carbonea latypizodes ''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was prom ...

'' *'' Carbonea montevidensis'' *'' Carbonea neuropogonis'' *'' Carbonea nivaria'' *'' Carbonea phaeostoma'' *'' Carbonea subdeclinans'' *'' Carbonea supersparsa'' *'' Carbonea tephromelae'' – Sweden *'' Carbonea viriduloatra'' *''

Carbonea vitellinaria ''Carbonea vitellaria'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus belonging to the family Lecanoraceae. It has a worldwide distribution. In Iceland it has been reported growing on ''Candelariella vitellina'' near Egilsstaðir Egilsstaðir () is a t ...

'' *'' Carbonea vorticosa''

References

Lecanoraceae Lecanorales genera Taxa described in 1967 Taxa named by Hannes Hertel Lichen genera {{Lecanorales-stub