''Cheiromycina'' is a genus 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 ...
belonging to the family
Malmideaceae
Malmideaceae is a family of crustose and corticolous lichens in the order Lecanorales. It contains eight genera and about 70 species.
Taxonomy
Malmideaceae was created in 2011 to accommodate a group of species, formerly placed in genus '' Malc ...
.
The genus has an almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Cheiromycina flabelliformis
''Cheiromycina'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the family Malmideaceae.
The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or al ...
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Cheiromycina globosa
''Cheiromycina'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the family Malmideaceae.
The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or al ...
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Cheiromycina petri
''Cheiromycina'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the family Malmideaceae.
The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Cheiromycina flabelliformis''
*''Cheiromycina globosa
''Cheiromycina'' is a genus of l ...
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Cheiromycina reimeri''
References
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Malmideaceae
Lecanorales genera
Lichen genera
Taxa described in 1986