''Endocarpon'' is a

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of saxicolous (rock-dwelling),

crustose lichen Crustose lichens are lichens that form a crust which strongly adheres to the Substrate (biology), substrate (soil, rock, tree bark, etc.), making separation from the substrate impossible without destruction. The basic structure of crustose lichen ...

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

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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'' – ...

'' * '' Endocarpon crassisporum'' – Australia * '' Endocarpon crystallinum'' – China * '' Endocarpon deserticola'' – 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'' – ...

'' * ''

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'' – ...

'' * ''

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'' – ...

'' * ''

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'' – ...

'' * ''

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 Johann Hedwig (8 December 1730 – 18 February 1799), also styled as Johanne ...

'' * ''

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'' – ...

'' * '' Endocarpon pusillum'' * ''

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'' – Australia * '' Endocarpon simplicatum'' * '' Endocarpon subramulosum'' – South Korea * '' Endocarpon tenuissimum'' * ''

Endocarpon unifoliatum ''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 zschackei''

References

Gallery

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