''Endocarpon'' is a

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of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was

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by German bryologist

Johann Hedwig Johann Hedwig (8 December 1730 – 18 February 1799), also styled as Johannes Hedwig, was a German botanist notable for his studies of moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu ...

in 1789.

Species

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Endocarpon adscendens ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * '' Endocarpon adscendens'' * '' Endocarpon aridum'' � ...

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Endocarpon aridum ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * ''Endocarpon adscendens'' * '' Endocarpon aridum'' – ...

'' – Australia * ''

Endocarpon baicalense ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * ''Endocarpon adscendens'' * ''Endocarpon aridum'' – ...

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Endocarpon crassisporum ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * '' Endocarpon adscendens'' * '' Endocarpon aridum'' � ...

'' – Australia * ''

Endocarpon crystallinum ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * '' Endocarpon adscendens'' * '' Endocarpon aridum'' � ...

'' – China * ''

Endocarpon deserticola ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * '' Endocarpon adscendens'' * '' Endocarpon aridum'' � ...

'' – China * '' Endocarpon helmsianum'' * '' Endocarpon macrosporum'' – Australia * '' Endocarpon maritima'' – South Korea * '' Endocarpon muelleri'' * '' Endocarpon myeloxanthum'' – Mexico * '' Endocarpon pallidulum'' * ''

Endocarpon pallidum ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * ''Endocarpon adscendens'' * ''Endocarpon aridum'' – ...

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Endocarpon petrolepideum ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * ''Endocarpon adscendens'' * ''Endocarpon aridum'' – ...

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Endocarpon pseudosubnitescens ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * ''Endocarpon adscendens'' * ''Endocarpon aridum'' – ...

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Endocarpon pusillum ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * ''Endocarpon adscendens'' * ''Endocarpon aridum'' – ...

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Endocarpon riparium ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * ''Endocarpon adscendens'' * ''Endocarpon aridum'' – ...

'' – Brazil * ''

Endocarpon robustum ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * ''Endocarpon adscendens'' * ''Endocarpon aridum'' – ...

'' – Australia * ''

Endocarpon rogersii ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * ''Endocarpon adscendens'' * ''Endocarpon aridum'' � ...

'' – Australia * ''

Endocarpon simplicatum ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * ''Endocarpon adscendens'' * ''Endocarpon aridum'' � ...

'' * '' Endocarpon subramulosum'' – South Korea * ''

Endocarpon tenuissimum ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * ''Endocarpon adscendens'' * ''Endocarpon aridum'' � ...

'' * '' Endocarpon unifoliatum'' – China * ''

Endocarpon zschackei ''Endocarpon'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German bryologist Johann Hedwig in 1789. Species * '' Endocarpon adscendens'' * '' Endocarpon aridum'' � ...

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Image:Endocarpon_petrolepideum-4.jpg, Two muriform spores in an ascus from ''E. petrolepideum''; photographed through a compound microscope, x1000 Verrucariales Eurotiomycetes genera Lichen genera Taxa named by Johann Hedwig Taxa described in 1789 {{Eurotiomycetes-stub