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Lithothelium

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Lithothelium
Lithothelium hyalosporum;
scale bar = 0.5 mm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Pyrenulales
Family: Pyrenulaceae
Genus: Lithothelium
Müll.Arg. (1885)
Type species
Lithothelium cubanum
Müll.Arg. (1885)
Synonyms[1]
  • Plagiocarpa R.C.Harris (1973)
  • Pleurotrema Müll.Arg. (1885)
  • Pleurotrematomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1957)
  • Trichotrema Clem. (1909)

Lithothelium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pyrenulaceae.[2] Most of the species are found in tropical climates, and are usually corticolous (bark-dwelling) or saxicolous (rock-dwelling). The genus was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1885.[3]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "Synonymy: Lithothelium Müll. Arg., Bot. Jb. 6: 386 (1885)". Species Fungorum]. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8.
  3. ^ Müller, J. (1885). "Pyrenocarpeae Cubenses a cl. C. Wright lectae". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (in Latin). 6: 375–421.
  4. ^ McCarthy, P.M. (1996). "Lithothelium austropacificum sp. nov. (Pyrenulaceae) from Lord Howe Island, Australia". The Lichenologist. 28 (3): 290–294. doi:10.1017/s0024282996000369. S2CID 84921314.
  5. ^ Berger, Franz; LaGreca, Scott; Aptroot, André (2016). "Lithothelium bermudense sp. nov., a new saxicolous lichen from Bermuda". Mycotaxon. 131 (3): 527–533. doi:10.5248/131527.
  6. ^ a b c Aptroot, André (2006). "Three new species of Lithothelium (Pyrenulaceae) from China and Thailand, with a revised world key and annotated list of species". The Lichenologist. 38 (6): 541–548. doi:10.1017/s0024282906005913. S2CID 86408414.
  7. ^ Aptroot, André (2007). "New species, combinations, lectotypifications and synonyms in Australia Pyrenulaceae". Australasian Lichenology. 60: 34–41.
  8. ^ Makhija, Urmila; Adawadkar, Bharati (2001). "Contributions to the lichen flora of the Lakshadweep (Laccadive) Islands, India". The Lichenologist. 33 (6): 507–512. doi:10.1006/lich.2001.0346. S2CID 85896264.
  9. ^ McCarthy, Patrick (2015). "A new species of Lithothelium (lichenized Ascomycota, Pyrenulaceae) from the Tarkine region, north-western Tasmania". Telopea. 18: 167–170. doi:10.7751/telopea8890.
  10. ^ McCarthy, P.M. (2001). "The genus Lithothelium (Pyrenulaceae) in Christmas Island, Indian Ocean" (PDF). Australasian Lichenology. 49: 7–9.