Graphidaceae

The Graphidaceae are a family of lichen.

Distribution and ecology

The vast majority of Graphidaceae species are restricted to the tropics. Most Graphidaceae species are epiphytic (i.e. they grow only on plants).

Genera

A recent (2020) estimates places 31 genera and about 990 species in Graphidaceae. The following list indicates the genus name, the taxonomic authority, year of publication, and the number of species:
*''Acanthothecis'' – 5 spp.
*''Acanthotrema'' – 1 sp.
*''Aggregatorygma'' – 1 sp.
*''Allographa'' – 183 spp.
*''Amazonotrema'' – 1 sp.
*'' Ampliotrema'' – 1 sp.
*'' Anomalographis'' – 2 spp.
*''Anomomorpha'' – 8 spp.
*''Astrochapsa'' – 29 spp.
*'' Austrotrema'' – 3 spp.
*'' Borinquenotrema'' – 1 sp.
*'' Byssotrema'' – 1 sp.
*''Carbacanthographis'' – 22 spp.
*''Chapsa'' – 51 spp.
*''Chroodiscus'' – 17 spp.
*'' Clandestinotrema'' – 17 spp.
*'' Compositrema'' – 4 spp.
*'' Corticorygma'' – 1 sp.
*'' Creographa'' – 1 spp.
*''Cruentotrema'' – 6 spp.
*'' Crutarndina'' – 1 sp.
*''Cryptoschizotrema'' – 1 sp.
*'' Cyclographina'' – 8 spp.
*'' Diaphorographis'' – 2 spp.
*''Diorygma'' – 74 spp.
*''Diploschistes'' – 25 spp.
*'' Dyplolabia'' – 5 spp.
*'' Enigmotrema'' – 1 sp.
*'' Fibrillithecis'' – 15 spp.
*''Fissurina'' – 117 spp.
*'' Flegographa'' – 1 sp.
*'' Glyphis'' – 7 spp.
*''Graphina'' – 25 spp.
*'' Graphis'' – ca. 275 spp.
*'' Gymnographopsis'' – 1 sp.
*'' Gyrotrema'' – 6 spp.
*''Halegrapha'' – 9 spp.
*'' Heiomasia'' – 3 spp.
*'' Helminthocarponomyces'' – 1 sp.
*''Hemithecium'' – ca. 50 spp.
*'' Jocatoa'' – 1 sp.
*''Kalbographa'' – 5 spp.
*'' Leiorreuma'' – 18 spp.
*''Leptotrema'' – 14 spp.
*'' Leucodecton'' – 32 spp.
*''Malmographina'' – 1 sp.
*'' Mangoldia'' – 2 spp.
*'' Melanotopelia'' – 4 spp.
*''Melanotrema'' – 12 spp.
*'' Myriochapsa'' – 3 spp.
*''Myriotrema'' – 76 spp.
*''Nadvornikia'' – 5 spp.
*'' Nitidochapsa'' – 5 spp.
*''Ocellularia'' – 343 spp.
*'' Pallidogramme'' – 13 spp.
*'' Paratopeliopsis'' – 1 sp.
*'' Phaeographina'' – 11 spp.
*'' Phaeographis'' – ca. 180 spp.
*''Phaeotrema'' – 19 spp.
*''Platygramme'' – 30 spp.
*'' Platythecium'' – 27 spp.
*'' Pliariona'' – 1 sp.
*'' Polystroma'' – 1 sp.
*'' Pseudochapsa'' – 18 spp.
*''Pseudoramonia'' – 4 spp.
*'' Pseudotopeliopsis'' – 4 spp.
*'' Pycnotrema'' – 2 spp.
*''Redingeria'' – 8 spp.
*'' Redonographa'' – 5 spp.
*''Reimnitzia'' – 1 sp.
*'' Rhabdodiscus'' – 36 spp.
*'' Sanguinotrema'' – 1 sp.
*'' Sarcographa'' – 37 spp.
*''Sarcographina'' – 6 spp.
*'' Schistophoron'' – 5 spp.
*''Schistostoma'' – 1 sp.
*''Schizotrema'' – 7 spp.
*''Stegobolus'' – 16 spp.
*''Thalloloma'' – 20 spp.
*'' Thecaria'' – 4 spp.
*'' Thecographa'' – 3 spp.
*''Thelotrema'' – 165 spp.
*'' Topeliopsis'' – 20 spp.
*'' Tremotylium'' – 4 spp.
*'' Wirthiotrema'' – 5 spp.
*'' Xalocoa'' – 1 sp.

References

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Lecanoromycetes families
Taxa described in 1763
Taxa named by Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier
Lichen families

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