''Enchylium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 ...
in the family
Collemataceae
The Collemataceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi in the order Peltigerales. The family contains twelve genera and about 325 species. The family has a widespread distribution.
Taxonomy
The family was circumscribed by Jonathan Carl Z ...
.
Species
,
Species Fungorum
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(in the
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life (CoL) is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxono ...
) accept 12 species of ''Enchylium'':
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Enchylium bachmanianum''
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Enchylium coccophorum''
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Enchylium confertum''
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Enchylium conglomeratum''
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Enchylium expansum''
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Enchylium flagellatum''
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Enchylium ligerinum''
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Enchylium limosum''
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Enchylium nipponicum''
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Enchylium polycarpon''
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Enchylium substellatum''
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Enchylium tenax''
References
Peltigerales
Peltigerales genera
Lichen genera
Taxa named by Erik Acharius
Taxa described in 1810
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