''Platygramme'' 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 ...

consisting of about 30 species. The genus was

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Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée was a French botanist who was born in Ardentes, 7 November 1789, and died in Paris on 21 May 1874. He was the author of works on botany and mycology, practical and historical pharmacology, Darwinism, and his exper ...

in 1874. Several features characterise the genus ''Platygramme'': the brown

ascospore An ascus (; ) is the sexual spore-bearing cell produced in ascomycete fungi. Each ascus usually contains eight ascospores (or octad), produced by meiosis followed, in most species, by a mitotic cell division. However, asci in some genera o ...

s, an

hymenium The hymenium is the tissue layer on the hymenophore of a fungal fruiting body where the cells develop into basidia or asci, which produce spores. In some species all of the cells of the hymenium develop into basidia or asci, while in others som ...

, and fruiting bodies in which some of the tips of the are and form lamellae (plates).

Species

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(as listed in the

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) accepts 27 species of ''Platygramme''. * '' Platygramme arechavaletae'' * ''

Platygramme australiensis ''Platygramme'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae consisting of about 30 species. The genus was circumscribed by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1874. Several features characterise the genus ''Platygramme'': th ...

'' * '' Platygramme coccinea'' * '' Platygramme colubrosa'' * '' Platygramme commutabilis'' * '' Platygramme computata'' * ''

Platygramme discurrens ''Platygramme'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae consisting of about 30 species. The genus was circumscribed by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1874. Several features characterise the genus ''Platygramme'': th ...

'' * '' Platygramme elaeoplaca'' * '' Platygramme elegantula'' * ''

Platygramme fuscescens ''Platygramme'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae consisting of about 30 species. The genus was circumscribed by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1874. Several features characterise the genus ''Platygramme'': the ...

'' – Australia * ''

Platygramme hainanensis ''Platygramme'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae consisting of about 30 species. The genus was circumscribed by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1874. Several features characterise the genus ''Platygramme'': th ...

'' – China * ''

Platygramme impudica ''Platygramme'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae consisting of about 30 species. The genus was circumscribed by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1874. Several features characterise the genus ''Platygramme'': th ...

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Platygramme kaalensis ''Platygramme'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae consisting of about 30 species. The genus was circumscribed by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1874. Several features characterise the genus ''Platygramme'': th ...

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Platygramme lueckingii ''Platygramme lueckingii'' is a species of script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It is found in Hainan Island in tropical China, where it grows on bark. Taxonomy The lichen was formally described as a new species in 2012 by Ze-Feng Jia a ...

'' – China * ''

Platygramme microspora ''Platygramme'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae consisting of about 30 species. The genus was circumscribed by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1874. Several features characterise the genus ''Platygramme'': th ...

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Platygramme muelleri ''Platygramme'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae consisting of about 30 species. The genus was circumscribed by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1874. Several features characterise the genus ''Platygramme'': th ...

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Platygramme pachyspora ''Platygramme'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae consisting of about 30 species. The genus was circumscribed by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1874. Several features characterise the genus ''Platygramme'': th ...

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Platygramme pachnodes ''Platygramme'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae consisting of about 30 species. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1874. Several features characterise the ...

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Platygramme platyloma ''Platygramme'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae consisting of about 30 species. The genus was circumscribed by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1874. Several features characterise the genus ''Platygramme'': th ...

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Platygramme praestans ''Platygramme'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae consisting of about 30 species. The genus was circumscribed by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1874. Several features characterise the genus ''Platygramme'': th ...

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Platygramme pseudomontagnei ''Platygramme'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae consisting of about 30 species. The genus was circumscribed by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1874. Several features characterise the genus ''Platygramme'': th ...

'' * '' Platygramme pudica'' * '' Platygramme subarechavaletae'' – Thailand * '' Platygramme subcolubrosa'' – Thailand * '' Platygramme taiwanensis'' * '' Platygramme tumulata'' * '' Platygramme unirana'' – Brazil * '' Platygramme wattiana''

References

Graphidaceae Lichen genera Graphidales genera Taxa named by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée Taxa described in 1874 {{Lecanoromycetes-stub