''Cratiria'' 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 lichenized

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in the family

Caliciaceae The Caliciaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. Although the family has had its classification changed several times throughout its taxonomic history, the use of m ...

. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 20 species. The genus was

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by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marbach in 2000, with '' Cratiria lauri-cassiae'' assigned as the

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Species

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Cratiria aggrediens ''Cratiria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 20 species. The genus was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marbac ...

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Cratiria americana ''Cratiria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 20 species. The genus was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marba ...

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Cratiria amphorea ''Cratiria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 20 species. The genus was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marb ...

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Cratiria burleighensis ''Cratiria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 20 species. The genus was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marbac ...

'' – Australia *'' Cratiria chloraceus'' *''

Cratiria dissimilis ''Cratiria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 20 species. The genus was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marb ...

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Cratiria exalbida ''Cratiria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 20 species. The genus was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marb ...

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Cratiria jamesiana ''Cratiria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 20 species. The genus was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marbac ...

'' *'' Cratiria lauri-cassiae'' *'' Cratiria lauri-cassiaeoides'' *''

Cratiria mayrhoferi ''Cratiria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 20 species. The genus was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marb ...

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Cratiria megaobscurior ''Cratiria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 20 species. The genus was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marbac ...

'' *'' Cratiria melanochlora'' *'' Cratiria obscurior'' *'' Cratiria paramoensis'' *'' Cratiria rutilans'' *'' Cratiria rutilantoides'' *'' Cratiria saltensis'' *'' Cratiria sorediata'' –

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*'' Cratiria streimannii'' – Australia *'' Cratiria submuriformis'' *'' Cratiria subtropica'' – Australia *''

Cratiria verdonii ''Cratiria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 20 species. The genus was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marbac ...

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Cratiria vioxanthina ''Cratiria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 20 species. The genus was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marbac ...

References

Caliciales Lichen genera Caliciales genera Taxa described in 2000 {{Caliciales-stub