''Melaspilea'' 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 and
lichenicolous fungi
A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen as the host. A lichenicolous fungus is not the same as the fungus that is the component of the lichen, which is known as a lichenized fungus. They are most commonly specific ...
in the family
Melaspileaceae
Melaspileaceae is a family of lichenized, lichenicolous and saprobic fungi within Ascomycota. These fungi have long been poorly understood, and the family's taxonomic position has been unclear because of insufficient molecular data. It was prev ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every po ...
by Finnish lichenologist
William Nylander
William Andrew Michael Junior Nylander Altelius (born 1 May 1996) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey right winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nylander was selected by the Maple Leafs in the ...
in 1857.
Species
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Melaspilea amarkantakensis
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
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Melaspilea amota
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*''Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
*' ...
''
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Melaspilea arthonioides''
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Melaspilea atacamensis
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*''Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*''Melaspilea amota''
...
''
*''
Melaspilea atroides
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*''Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
*' ...
''
– Europe
*''
Melaspilea bagliettoana
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*''Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
*' ...
''
*''
Melaspilea chilena
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
– South America
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Melaspilea congregans''
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Melaspilea congregantula''
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Melaspilea constrictella
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
...
''
*''
Melaspilea coquimbensis
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
*''
Melaspilea diplasiospora
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
*''
Melaspilea enteroleuca
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
*''
Melaspilea galligena
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
– Russia
*''
Melaspilea gemella
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
*''
Melaspilea granitophila
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
*''
Melaspilea hyparctica
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
*''
Melaspilea interjecta''
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Melaspilea lecideopsoidea
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
*''
Melaspilea leciographoides
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
*''
Melaspilea lekae
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*''Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
*' ...
''
*''
Melaspilea lentiginosa
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
*''
Melaspilea lentiginosula''
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Melaspilea leucina
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*''Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
*' ...
''
*''
Melaspilea mangrovei
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander (botanist), William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' ...
''
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Melaspilea microcarpa''
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Melaspilea ochrothalamia
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
*''
Melaspilea opegraphoides''
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Melaspilea santiagensis
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
...
''
– South America
*''
Melaspilea saxicola''
– South America
*''
Melaspilea stellaris
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*''Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
*' ...
''
*''
Melaspilea sudzuhensis
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
...
''
*''
Melaspilea tucumana''
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Melaspilea urceolata''
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Melaspilea zerovii''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10580981
Dothideomycetes genera
Lichen genera
Lichenicolous fungi
Taxa described in 1857
Taxa named by William Nylander (botanist)
Dothideomycetes