''Phaeographina'' is a
genus
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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 ...
-forming
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
Graphidaceae
The Graphidaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Graphidales. The family contains nearly a hundred genera and more than 2000 species. Although the family has a cosmopolitan distribution, most Graphidaceae species occur in tropic ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed In geometry, a circumscribed circle for a set of points is a circle passing through each of them. Such a circle is said to ''circumscribe'' the points or a polygon formed from them; such a polygon is said to be ''inscribed'' in the circle.
* Circum ...
by Swiss lichenologist
Johannes Müller Argoviensis
Johann Müller (9 May 1828 – 28 January 1896) was a Swiss botanist who was a specialist in lichens. He published under the name Johannes Müller Argoviensis to distinguish himself from other naturalists with similar names.
Biography
Müller ...
in 1882.
Species
,
Species Fungorum
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(in the
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life (CoL) 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 Taxono ...
) accepts 12 species of ''Phaeographina''.
* ''
Phaeographina albogranulifera''
–
Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (; ), is an island country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east o ...
* ''
Phaeographina caesiopruinosa''
* ''
Phaeographina celata''
–
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...
* ''
Phaeographina contexta''
* ''
Phaeographina echinocarpica''
* ''
Phaeographina exilior''
* ''
Phaeographina fukienensis''
* ''
Phaeographina megalospora''
– Solomon Islands
* ''
Phaeographina montiscalvi
''Phaeographina'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1882.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 12 species o ...
''
* ''
Phaeographina subfarinacea''
* ''
Phaeographina subintricata''
* ''
Phaeographina vanuatuensis''
– Vanuatu
* ''
Phaeographina wilsonii''
– Australia
References
Graphidaceae
Lichen genera
Graphidales genera
Taxa named by Johannes Müller Argoviensis
Taxa described in 1882
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