''Corticifraga'' 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 ...

lichenicolous fungi A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen as the host. A lichenicolous fungus is not the same as the fungus that is the component of the lichen, which is known as a lichenized fungus. They are most commonly specific ...

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Gomphillaceae The Gomphillaceae are a family of lichens in the order Ostropales. Species in this family are found mostly in tropical regions. Genera According to a recent (2020) estimate, the Gomphillaceae comprise 26 genera and about 420 species. The followi ...

. The genus was

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Corticifraga peltigerae ''Corticifraga'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Gomphillaceae. The genus was circumscribed by David Leslie Hawksworth and Rolf Santesson in 1990, with '' Corticifraga peltigerae'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Corti ...

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Corticifraga chugachiana ''Corticifraga'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Gomphillaceae. The genus was circumscribed by David Leslie Hawksworth and Rolf Santesson in 1990, with ''Corticifraga peltigerae'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cortic ...

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Corticifraga fuckelii ''Corticifraga'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Gomphillaceae. The genus was circumscribed by David Leslie Hawksworth and Rolf Santesson in 1990, with ''Corticifraga peltigerae'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cortic ...

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Corticifraga fusispora ''Corticifraga'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Gomphillaceae. The genus was circumscribed by David Leslie Hawksworth and Rolf Santesson in 1990, with ''Corticifraga peltigerae'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cortic ...

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Corticifraga microspora ''Corticifraga'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Gomphillaceae. The genus was circumscribed by David Leslie Hawksworth and Rolf Santesson in 1990, with ''Corticifraga peltigerae'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cortic ...

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Corticifraga nephromatis ''Corticifraga nephromatis'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Gomphillaceae. Found in Alaska, it was described as a new species by Sergio Pérez-Ortega. The type was found in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in the east arm of ...

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Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...

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Corticifraga pseudocyphellariae ''Corticifraga'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Gomphillaceae. The genus was circumscribed by David Leslie Hawksworth and Rolf Santesson in 1990, with ''Corticifraga peltigerae'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cortic ...

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Corticifraga santessonii ''Corticifraga'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Gomphillaceae. The genus was circumscribed by David Leslie Hawksworth and Rolf Santesson in 1990, with ''Corticifraga peltigerae'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cortic ...

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Corticifraga scrobiculatae ''Corticifraga'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Gomphillaceae. The genus was circumscribed by David Leslie Hawksworth and Rolf Santesson in 1990, with ''Corticifraga peltigerae'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cortic ...

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References

Ostropales Lichenicolous fungi Ostropales genera Taxa described in 1990 Taxa named by Rolf Santesson Taxa named by David Leslie Hawksworth {{Ostropales-stub