''Polyblastia'' is a genus of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualism (biology), m ...
ized
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the family
Verrucariaceae
Verrucariaceae is a family of lichens and a few non-lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichens have a wide variety of thallus forms, from crustose (crust-like) to foliose (bushy) and squamulose (scaly). Most of them grow on lan ...
. As of 2020, it consists of about 40 species combined with about 50 orphaned species.
The main difference with the genus ''
Verrucaria
''Verrucaria'' is a genus of lichenized (lichen-forming) fungi in the family Verrucariaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Heinrich Adolph Schrader in 1794, with '' Verrucaria rupestris'' assigned as the type species. ...
'' is related to
spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual reproduction, sexual (in fungi) or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for biological dispersal, dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores fo ...
s, which are muriform in ''Polyblastia''.
Species
28 species, as accepted by
Species Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (Binomial nomenclature, scientific names) in the fungus Kingdom (biology), kingdom. As of 2015, the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partn ...
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Polyblastia agraria''
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Polyblastia albida''
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Polyblastia aurantia''
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Polyblastia aurorae''
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Polyblastia australis''
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Polyblastia baltica''
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Polyblastia borealis''
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Polyblastia cataractae''
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Polyblastia cupularis
''Polyblastia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. As of 2020, it consists of about 40 species combined with about 50 orphaned species.
The main difference with the genus ''Verrucaria'' is related to spores, which are mur ...
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Polyblastia dermatodes''
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Polyblastia dimidiata''
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Polyblastia efflorescens''
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Polyblastia fusca''
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Polyblastia gothica''
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Polyblastia helvetica''
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Polyblastia inconspicua''
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Polyblastia inumbrata''
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Polyblastia media''
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Polyblastia neglecta''
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Polyblastia nevoi''
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Polyblastia nordinii''
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Polyblastia philaea''
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Polyblastia potamophila''
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Polyblastia pulchra''
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Polyblastia quartzina''
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Polyblastia sendtneri''
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Polyblastia singularis''
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Polyblastia verrucosa''
References
Verrucariales
Lichen genera
Taxa described in 1852
Taxa named by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo
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