''Chiodecton'' 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 ...

of lichens in the family

Roccellaceae The Roccellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Arthoniomycetes. Most taxa are lichenized with green algae, although some are lichenicolous, growing on other lichens. Genera , Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 47 genera ...

. The genus was

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by lichenologist

Erik Acharius Erik Acharius (10 October 1757 – 14 August 1819) was a Swedish botanist who pioneered the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy of lichens and is known as the "father of lichenology." Acharius was famously the last pupil of Carl Linnaeus. Life Ac ...

in 1814, with ''

Chiodecton sphaerale ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species ...

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Species

Species Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names ( scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and the Institute of ...

accepts 22 species in ''Chiodecton''. *''

Chiodecton acarosporoides ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species ...

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Chiodecton andamanicum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with ''Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species i ...

'' – India *''

Chiodecton applanatum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with ''Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species i ...

'' – Malaysia *''

Chiodecton colensoi ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with ''Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species i ...

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Chiodecton complexum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with ''Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species i ...

'' – Brazil *''

Chiodecton congestulum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton effusum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with ''Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungor ...

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Chiodecton flavovirens ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species ...

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Chiodecton graphidastroides ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton heterogenum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton leprarioides ''Chiodecton leprarioides'' is a species of lichen in the family Roccellaceae. Found in Réunion, it was described as a new species in 2021 by lichenologists Klaus Kalb and André Aptroot. The type was collected in the Cirque de Cilaos, on the ...

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Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...

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Chiodecton leptosporum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton lichexanthonicum ''Chiodecton lichexanthonicum'' is a species of crustose and corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Roccellaceae. Found in the Brazilian Amazon, it was formally described as a new species in 2017 by lichenologists Marcela Eugenia da ...

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Chiodecton macquariense ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton maculatum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton montanum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton norsticticum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

'' – India *''

Chiodecton pustuliferum ''Chiodecton pustuliferum'' is a species of lichen in the family Roccellaceae. Found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République ...

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Chiodecton queenslandiae ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton sorediatum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

'' – Uganda *''

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Chiodecton stictathecium ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton sublaevigatum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

References

Roccellaceae Ascomycota genera Lichen genera Taxa named by Erik Acharius Taxa described in 1814 {{Arthoniomycetes-stub