''Crypthonia'' 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 lichen-forming

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in the family

Arthoniaceae The Arthoniaceae are a family of lichenized, lichenicolous and saprobic fungi in the order Arthoniales. The Arthoniaceae is the largest family of Arthoniales, with around 800 species. Most species in Arthoniaceae belong in '' Arthonia'' which is ...

. It has 16 species. The genus was

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in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with '' Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the

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Species

*'' Crypthonia albida'' *''

Crypthonia athertonensis ''Crypthonia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with ''Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cr ...

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Crypthonia bella ''Crypthonia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with ''Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cr ...

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Crypthonia biseptata ''Crypthonia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with ''Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cr ...

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Crypthonia brevispora ''Crypthonia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with ''Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cr ...

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Crypthonia citrina ''Crypthonia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with ''Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cr ...

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Crypthonia corticorygmoides ''Crypthonia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with ''Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cr ...

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Crypthonia divaricatica ''Crypthonia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with ''Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cr ...

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Crypthonia lichexanthonica ''Crypthonia lichexanthonica'' is a species of crustose and corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Arthoniaceae. Found in Brazil, it was formally described as a new species in 2013 by Aline Anjos Menezes, Marcela Eugenia da Silva Các ...

'' – Brazil *''

Crypthonia mycelioides ''Crypthonia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with ''Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cr ...

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Crypthonia olivacea Frisch ''Crypthonia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with ''Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cr ...

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Crypthonia palaeotropica ''Crypthonia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with ''Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cr ...

'' *'' Crypthonia polillensis'' *''

Crypthonia streimannii ''Crypthonia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with ''Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cr ...

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Crypthonia submuriformis ''Crypthonia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with ''Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cr ...

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Crypthonia vandenboomii ''Crypthonia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Andreas Frisch and Göran Thor, with ''Crypthonia polillensis'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Cr ...

References

Arthoniaceae Arthoniomycetes genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 2010 Taxa named by Göran Thor {{Arthoniomycetes-stub