''Variospora'' 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
crustose lichen
Crustose lichens are lichens that form a crust which strongly adheres to the Substrate (biology), substrate (soil, rock, tree bark, etc.), making separation from the substrate impossible without destruction. The basic structure of crustose lichen ...
s, belonging to the family
Teloschistaceae
The Teloschistaceae are a large family (biology), family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class (taxonomy), class Lecanoromycetes in the division (botany), division Ascomycota. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, althoug ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed in 2013 by Ulf Arup, Ulrik Søchting, and Patrik Frödén.
Species
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Variospora aegaea''
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Variospora aurantia''
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Variospora australis''
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Variospora cancarixiticola''
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Variospora dolomiticola''
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Variospora epierodens''
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Variospora erythrina''
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Variospora flavescens''
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Variospora fuerteventurae''
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Variospora glomerata''
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Variospora latzelii''
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Variospora macrocarpa''
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Variospora paulii''
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Variospora sororicida''
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Variospora thallincola''
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Variospora velana''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q25412630
Teloschistales
Teloschistales genera
Lichen genera
Taxa described in 2013
Taxa named by Ulrik Søchting
Taxa named by Patrik Frödén
Taxa named by Ulf Arup