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''Endocarpon'' 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
saxicolous A saxicolous lichen is a lichen that grows on rock. The prefix "sax" from the Latin means "rock" or "stone". Characteristics Saxicolous lichens exhibit very slow growth rates. They may develop on rock substrates for long periods of time, giv ...
(rock-dwelling),
crustose lichen Crustose lichens are lichens that form a crust which strongly adheres to the substrate (soil, rock, tree bark, etc.), making separation from the substrate impossible without destruction. The basic structure of crustose lichens consists of a cor ...
s in the family
Verrucariaceae The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority of the family, have a wide variety of thallus forms, and include crustose (crust-like), foliose ( ...
. The genus was
circumscribed In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius. Not every po ...
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'' 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 macrosporum ''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 maritima ''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'' – ...
'' – South Korea * ''
Endocarpon muelleri ''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 myeloxanthum ''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'' – ...
'' – Mexico * ''
Endocarpon pallidulum ''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 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'' � ...
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Endocarpon subramulosum ''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'' – Au ...
'' – 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