''Sarcographa'' 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 ...
.
It is estimated to contain 37 species.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every po ...
by French botanist
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 1825.
Species
,
Species Fungorum
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(in the
Catalogue of Life
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) accepts 22 species of ''Sarcographa''.
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Sarcographa astroidea''
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Sarcographa atlantica''
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Sarcographa colliculosa
''Sarcographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It is estimated to contain 37 species. The genus was circumscribed
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Sarcographa dendroides
''Sarcographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It is estimated to contain 37 species. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1825.
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Sarcographa fenicis''
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Sarcographa fissurinoides''
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Sarcographa glyphiza''
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Sarcographa heteroclita
''Sarcographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It is estimated to contain 37 species. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1825.
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Sarcographa intricans
''Sarcographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It is estimated to contain 37 species. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1825.
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Sarcographa kirtoniana
''Sarcographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It is estimated to contain 37 species. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1825.
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Sarcographa labyrinthica
''Sarcographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It is estimated to contain 37 species. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1825.
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Sarcographa macrohydrina
''Sarcographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It is estimated to contain 37 species. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1825.
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Sarcographa maculata
''Sarcographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It is estimated to contain 37 species. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1825.
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Sarcographa medusulina
''Sarcographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It is estimated to contain 37 species. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1825.
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Sarcographa megistocarpa
''Sarcographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It is estimated to contain 37 species. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1825.
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Sarcographa nagalandica
''Sarcographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It is estimated to contain 37 species. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1825.
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Sarcographa oculata
''Sarcographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It is estimated to contain 37 species. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1825.
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Sarcographa praslinensis''
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Sarcographa ramificans''
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Sarcographa subglobosa''
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Sarcographa subtricosa
''Sarcographa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It is estimated to contain 37 species. The genus was circumscribed by French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée in 1825.
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Sarcographa verrucosa''
References
Graphidaceae
Lichen genera
Graphidales genera
Taxa named by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée
Taxa described in 1825
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