''Kalbographa'' 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

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in 2007 by lichenologist

Robert Lücking Robert Lücking (born 1964) is a German lichenologist. He is a leading expert on foliicolous lichens–lichens that live on leaves. Life and career Born in Ulm in 1964, Lücking earned both his master's (1990) and PhD degree (1994) at the Univer ...

with ''

Kalbographa caracasana ''Kalbographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2007 by lichenologist Robert Lücking with '' Kalbographa caracasana'' assigned as the type species. The genus name honours German l ...

'' assigned as the

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. The genus name honours German lichenologist

Klaus Kalb Klaus Kalb (born 1942) is a German lichenologist and an authority on tropical lichens. Biography Klaus Kalb was born in Nuremberg in 1942 and grew up in southern Bavaria. From 1960 to 1965 he studied biology, chemistry, and geography at ...

Species

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Kalbographa cabbalistica ''Kalbographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 2007 by lichenologist Robert Lücking with ''Kalbographa caracasana'' assigned as the type species. The gen ...

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Kalbographa hypoglaucoides ''Kalbographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2007 by lichenologist Robert Lücking with ''Kalbographa caracasana'' assigned as the type species. The genus name honours German lic ...

'' *'' Kalbographa lobata'' *''

Kalbographa lueckingii ''Kalbographa lueckingii'' is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Found in southeastern Brazil, it was formally described as a new species in 2009 by Klaus Kalb. The type specimen was collected ...

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Kalbographa miniata ''Kalbographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2007 by lichenologist Robert Lücking with '' Kalbographa caracasana'' assigned as the type species. The genus name honours German l ...

References

Graphidaceae Lichen genera Taxa described in 2007 Graphidales genera Taxa named by Robert Lücking {{Lecanoromycetes-stub