''Phaeocalicium'' is a

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of lichen-forming

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in the family

Mycocaliciaceae The Mycocaliciaceae are a family of seven genera and about 90 species of fungi in the order Mycocaliciales. Taxonomy Calicioid fungi are a heterogeneous assemblage of fungi sharing the presence of a mazaedium, a structure in which loose masses o ...

. The genus was

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in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''

Phaeocalicium praecedens ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. 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 poly ...

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type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

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Phaeocalicium ahtii ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Phaeo ...

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Phaeocalicium asciiforme ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type ...

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Phaeocalicium atenitikon ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *''Phaeoc ...

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Phaeocalicium betulinum ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type ...

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Phaeocalicium boreale ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *''Phaeoc ...

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Phaeocalicium curtisii ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *''Phaeoc ...

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Phaeocalicium flabelliforme ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pha ...

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Phaeocalicium fuegensis ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *''Phaeoc ...

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Phaeocalicium gracile ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pha ...

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Phaeocalicium interruptum ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pha ...

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Phaeocalicium matthewsianum ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pha ...

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Phaeocalicium mildeanum ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pha ...

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Phaeocalicium minutissimum ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pha ...

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Phaeocalicium pinaceum ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pha ...

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Phaeocalicium polyporaeum ''Phaeocalicium polyporaeum'', the fairy pin or common pin, is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the genus ''Phaeocalicium''. They grow to a maximum size of 2.5 mm and resemble black matchsticks, with thin stalks and wider caps, in groups o ...

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Phaeocalicium populneum ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pha ...

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Phaeocalicium tibellii ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pha ...

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Phaeocalicium tibetanicum ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pha ...

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Phaeocalicium tremulicola ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pha ...

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Phaeocalicium triseptatum ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pha ...

References

Eurotiomycetes Eurotiomycetes genera Taxa described in 1970 {{Eurotiomycetes-stub