''Trichothelium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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
Porinaceae
Porinaceae is a family (biology), family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Gyalectales. While Trichotheliaceae was proposed as an alternative, Porinaceae is the widely accepted name following ongoing nomenclatural discussions. Most members of ...
. It has an estimated 40 species.
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 the 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 1885, with ''
Trichothelium epiphyllum'' assigned as the
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, 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 spe ...
.
Species
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Trichothelium africanum''
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Trichothelium akeassii''
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Trichothelium alboatrum''
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Trichothelium album''
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Trichothelium amazonense''
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Trichothelium americanum''
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Trichothelium angustisporum''
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Trichothelium argenteum''
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Trichothelium assurgens''
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Trichothelium caudatum''
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Trichothelium chlorinum''
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Trichothelium confusum''
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Trichothelium intermedium''
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Trichothelium javanicum''
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Trichothelium kalbii''
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Trichothelium longisetum''
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Trichothelium meridionale''
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Trichothelium mirum''
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Trichothelium montanum
''Trichothelium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Porinaceae. It has an estimated 40 species. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by the Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1885, with ''Trichot ...
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Trichothelium oceanicum''
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Trichothelium pallescens''
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Trichothelium pallidum''
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Trichothelium pauciseptatum''
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Trichothelium philippinum''
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Trichothelium poeltii''
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Trichothelium porinoides''
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Trichothelium robinsonii''
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Trichothelium rubellum''
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Trichothelium rubescens''
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Trichothelium sipmanii''
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Trichothelium subargenteum''
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Trichothelium wirthii''
Citations
Cited literature
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Gyalectales
Gyalectales genera
Lichen genera
Taxa named by Johannes Müller Argoviensis
Taxa described in 1885
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