''Hemithecium'' 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
lichen-forming
fungi
A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...
in the family
Graphidaceae
The Graphidaceae are a family of lichens in the order Ostropales.
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).
Gene ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every po ...
by
Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon
Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon (5 June 1818, in Padua – 8 April 1897, in Milan) was an Italian botanist who specialized in cryptogamic flora.
During his career, he was a professor of natural history in Padua. In 1882 he ...
in 1853.
Species
,
Species Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names ( scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and the Institute of ...
(in the
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life 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 Taxonomic I ...
) accepts 22 species of ''Hemithecium''.
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Hemithecium alboglaucum''
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Hemithecium amboliense''
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Hemithecium andamanicum
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 specie ...
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Hemithecium argopholis
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 specie ...
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Hemithecium canlaonense
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 specie ...
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Hemithecium duomurisporum
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 specie ...
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Hemithecium endofuscum
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 specie ...
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Hemithecium flavoalbum
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of ...
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Hemithecium flexile
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 species ...
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Hemithecium fulvescens
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 specie ...
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Hemithecium himalayanum
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 specie ...
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Hemithecium kodayarense
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 specie ...
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Hemithecium lamii
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 species ...
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Hemithecium nagalandicum
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 species ...
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Hemithecium nakanishianum
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 species ...
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Hemithecium oshioi
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 species ...
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Hemithecium pulchellum
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 species ...
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Hemithecium radicicola
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 species ...
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Hemithecium rimulosum
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 species ...
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Hemithecium scariosum
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 species ...
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Hemithecium staigerae
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 species ...
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Hemithecium verrucosum
''Hemithecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1853.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 22 species ...
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References
Graphidaceae
Lichen genera
Graphidales genera
Taxa named by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon
Taxa described in 1853
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