Cryptothele (lichen)

Cryptothele
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Subdivision: Pezizomycotina
Class: Lichinomycetes
Order: Lichinales
Family: Lichinaceae
Genus: Cryptothele
Th. Fr.
Type species
Cryptothele permiscens
(Nyl.) Th. Fr.
Species

North American species:
C. granuliformis
C. permiscens

Cryptothele is a genus of lichen within the Lichinaceae family.[1] The genus contains eight species,[2] two of which are found in North America.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 181. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
  3. ↑ Esslinger, T. L. 2009. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. North Dakota State University. First posted December 1 1997; most recent update 27 August, 2009. Fargo, North Dakota.


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