Teloschistaceae

	Teloschistaceae The Teloschistaceae are a large family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family, estimated to contain over 1800 species, was extensively revised in 2013, including the creation or resurrection of 31 genera. It contains three subfamilies: Xanthorioideae, Caloplacoideae, and Teloschistoideae. A fourth subfamily, Brownlielloideae, proposed in 2015, has been shown to be part of the Teloschistoideae. Genera This is a list of the genera contained within the Teloschistaceae, based on a 2020 review and summary of ascomycete classification. Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority, year of publication, and the number of species: '' Amundsenia'' – 2 spp. '' Andina'' - 1 sp. '' Apatoplaca'' – 1 sp. '' Aridoplaca'' - 1 sp. '' Athallia'' – 17 spp. '' Austroplaca'' – 10 spp. '' Blastenia'' – 11 spp. '' Brownliella'' – 4 spp. '' Bryoplaca'' – 3 spp. '' Calogaya'' – 19 spp. '' Calop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dufourea (lichen) ''Dufourea'' is a genus of mostly foliose lichen species in the subfamily Xanthorioideae of the family Teloschistaceae. Species in the genus are mostly found in the Southern Hemisphere. Taxonomy The genus was originally circumscribed by Swedish lichenologist Erik Acharius in Johann Albert Luyken's 1809 publication ''Tentamen historiae lichenum'', although he did not assign any species to the genus. The following year, Acharius included ''Dufourea'' in his influential work ''Lichenographia Universalis'' and included six species. Luyken had studied under Acharius in Sweden and had access to Acharius's work before it was published; because his text about the genus is a partial transcription of Acharius's work (and he acknowledged Acharius), Acharius is credited as the author of the name as well as the description. All six species that Acharius included in ''Dufourea'' are now classified in different genera. A type species for the genus, '' Dufourea flammea'', was selected by Giusep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Austroplaca ''Austroplaca'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. It has 10 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by Ulrik Søchting, Patrik Frödén, and Ulf Arup, with '' Austroplaca ambitiosa'' assigned as the type species In 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 species that contains the biological type specimen .... Species '' Austroplaca ambitiosa'' '' Austroplaca cirrochrooides'' '' Austroplaca darbishirei'' '' Austroplaca erecta'' '' Austroplaca frigida'' – Antarctica '' Austroplaca hookeri'' '' Austroplaca johnstonii'' '' Austroplaca lucens'' '' Austroplaca millegrana'' '' Austroplaca soropelta'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q25412675 Teloschistales Lichen genera Taxa described in 2013 Teloschistales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aridoplaca ''Aridoplaca'' is a fungal genus in the family Teloschistaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single saxicolous (rock-dwelling) squamulose lichen species ''Aridoplaca peltata'', found in South America. The genus was circumscribed in 2021 by Karina Wilk, Maciej Pabijan, and Robert Lücking, following molecular phylogenetic analysis that showed the species occupies a distinct lineage in the subfamily Xanthorioideae of the Teloschistaceae. The species epithet ''peltata'' refers to the squamulose and thallus, while the genus name refers to the habitat of the lichen, which occurs in arid areas of Bolivia and Peru. It grows in well-lit areas on siliceous rock Siliceous rocks are sedimentary rocks that have silica (SiO2) as the principal constituent. The most common siliceous rock is chert; other types include diatomite. They commonly form from silica-secreting organisms such as radiolarians, diatoms, or ...s at altitudes between . References Teloschistales Lichen gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Brownliella ''Brownliella'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the subfamily Brownlielloideae of the family Teloschistaceae. It has four species. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by Sergey Kondratyuk, Ingvar Kärnefelt, John Elix, Arne Thell, and Jae-Seoun Hur, with the widely distributed lichen '' Brownliella aequata'' assigned as the type species. The genus contains species formerly referred to as the ''Caloplaca cinnabarina'' species group In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth .... The generic name honours Australian botanist Sue Brownlie. Species '' Brownliella aequata'' '' Brownliella cinnabarina'' '' Brownliella kobeana'' '' Brownliella montisfracti'' References Teloschistales Teloschistales genera Taxa described in 2013 Taxa named by John Alan Elix Taxa nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Amundsenia ''Amundsenia'' is a genus of saxicolous lichens in the family Teloschistaceae. It has two species. The genus was circumscribed in 2014 by Isaac Garrido-Benavent, Ulrik Søchting, Sergio Pérez-Ortega, and Rod Seppelt, with '' Amundsenia austrocontinentalis'' assigned as the type species. The type is known only from continental Antarctica, while '' Amundsenia approximata'' only occurs in the Arctic. The genus name honours Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (, ; ; 16 July 1872 – ) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen bega ... (1872–1928), "the first man to reach the South Pole". References Lichen genera Teloschistales Taxa described in 2014 Teloschistales genera {{Teloschistales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Teloschistes ''Teloschistes'' is a genus of lichens in the family Teloschistaceae. It was circumscribed by Norwegian botanist Johannes Musaeus Norman in 1852. The name of the genus means "split ends". Species '' Teloschistes chrysophthalmus'' '' Teloschistes fasciculatus'' ''Teloschistes flavicans ''Teloschistes flavicans'', also known as the golden hair-lichen is a lichenized species of fungus in the genus ''Teloschistes'', family Teloschistaceae. Recognized by its safron coloured pigmentation, this species grows on rocks and branches of ...'' '' Teloschistes inflatus'' '' Teloschistes sieberianus'' '' Teloschistes spinosus'' '' Teloschistes velifer'' '' Teloschistes xanthoroides'' References Teloschistales Teloschistales genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 1853 {{Teloschistales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cerothallia ''Cerothallia'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Teloschistaceae. It has four species, all of which occur in the Southern Hemisphere. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by Ulf Arup, Patrik Frödén, and Ulrik Søchting, with '' Cerothallia luteoalba'' assigned as the type species. The type is more widely distributed, as it is also found in Europe and North America. The generic name ''Cerothallia'' means "with waxy thallus Thallus (plural: thalli), from Latinized Greek (), meaning "a green shoot" or "twig", is the vegetative tissue of some organisms in diverse groups such as algae, fungi, some liverworts, lichens, and the Myxogastria. Many of these organisms wer ...". Species '' Cerothallia luteoalba'' '' Cerothallia subluteoalba'' '' Cerothallia yarraensis'' '' Cerothallia yorkensis'' References Teloschistales Teloschistales genera Taxa described in 2013 Lichen genera {{Teloschistales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cephalophysis ''Cephalophysis'' is a lichen genus in the family Teloschistaceae. It is a monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ... genus, containing the single species ''Cephalophysis leucospila''. References Teloschistales Lichen genera Teloschistales genera Taxa described in 1967 Taxa named by Hannes Hertel {{Teloschistales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Andina (lichen) ''Andina'' is a single-species fungal genus in the family Teloschistaceae. It contains the crustose lichen ''Andina citrinoides'', found in the Bolivian Andes. The genus was circumscribed in 2021 by Karina Wilk, Maciej Pabijan, and Robert Lücking. ''Andina'' has a sister taxon relationship to a clade containing '' Elixjohnia'' and '' Sirenophila'', and all three of these genera make a clade that is sister to '' Teloschistopsis'' and '' Haloplaca''. The generic name ''Andina'' refers to the Andes Mountains, where the type specimen In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. In other words, a type is an example that serves to anchor or centralizes th ... was collected. The species epithet ''citrinoides'' alludes to the lichen's similarity with '' Flavoplaca citrina''. References Teloschistales Lichen species Lichens described in 2021 Taxa named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Calogaya ''Calogaya'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the family Teloschistaceae. It has 19 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by Ulf Arup, Ulrik Søchting, and Patrik Frödén. The generic name ''Calogaya'' ("spectacular Gaya") honours Dr. Ester Gaya ( fl. 2001), a Spanish botanist from the University of Barcelona. Species '' Calogaya alaskensis'' '' Calogaya altynenis'' – China '' Calogaya arnoldii'' '' Calogaya arnoldiiconfusa'' '' Calogaya biatorina'' '' Calogaya bryochrysion'' ''Calogaya decipiens'' '' Calogaya ferrugineoides'' '' Calogaya haloxyli'' – China '' Calogaya mogoltanica'' ''Calogaya orientalis'' – China ''Calogaya pusilla'' ''Calogaya qinghaiensis'' ''Calogaya safavidiorum'' ''Calogaya saxicola'' ''Calogaya schistidii'' ''Calogaya xanthoriella'' – China ''Calogaya xinjiangensis'' – China ''Calogaya zoroasteriorum ''Calogaya'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the family Teloschist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Blastenia ''Blastenia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi belonging to the family Teloschistaceae. The genus was first described in 1852 by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species include: '' Blastenia acaciae'' '' Blastenia albidopallens'' '' Blastenia alboflavida'' References External links''Blastenia'' occurrence data and imagesfrom GBIF The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around the ... {{Taxonbar, from=Q21225574 Teloschistales Lichen genera Teloschistales genera Taxa named by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo Taxa described in 1852 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Apatoplaca ''Apatoplaca'' is a fungal genus in the family Teloschistaceae. It is monotypic, containing a single species, the rare crustose lichen ''Apatoplaca oblongula'', found in the United States. Taxonomy ''Apatoplaca oblongula'' was first formally described as new to science in 1952 by Adolf Hugo Magnusson as ''Lecidea oblongula''. In 1980, Josef Poelt and Josef Hafellner described ''Apatoplaca'' based on this species, suggesting that the lack of septa in the spores was a difference great enough to warrant a new genus. Clifford Wetmore noted in a mid-1990s publication that he had found specimens that had spores with septa, so the main character of the new genus was invalidated and he proposed that it be considered synonymous with ''Caloplaca''. However, recent summaries of fungal and lichen classification have accepted the genus, and ''Apatoplaca'' is accepted by Species Fungorum . Description ''Apatoplaca oblongula'' has a white, crust-like thallus that is embedded within the upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Teloschistaceae The Teloschistaceae are a large family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family, estimated to contain over 1800 species, was extensively revised in 2013, including the creation or resurrection of 31 genera. It contains three subfamilies: Xanthorioideae, Caloplacoideae, and Teloschistoideae. A fourth subfamily, Brownlielloideae, proposed in 2015, has been shown to be part of the Teloschistoideae. Genera This is a list of the genera contained within the Teloschistaceae, based on a 2020 review and summary of ascomycete classification. Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority, year of publication, and the number of species: '' Amundsenia'' – 2 spp. '' Andina'' - 1 sp. '' Apatoplaca'' – 1 sp. '' Aridoplaca'' - 1 sp. '' Athallia'' – 17 spp. '' Austroplaca'' – 10 spp. '' Blastenia'' – 11 spp. '' Brownliella'' – 4 spp. '' Bryoplaca'' – 3 spp. '' Calogaya'' – 19 spp. '' Calop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dufourea (lichen) ''Dufourea'' is a genus of mostly foliose lichen species in the subfamily Xanthorioideae of the family Teloschistaceae. Species in the genus are mostly found in the Southern Hemisphere. Taxonomy The genus was originally circumscribed by Swedish lichenologist Erik Acharius in Johann Albert Luyken's 1809 publication ''Tentamen historiae lichenum'', although he did not assign any species to the genus. The following year, Acharius included ''Dufourea'' in his influential work ''Lichenographia Universalis'' and included six species. Luyken had studied under Acharius in Sweden and had access to Acharius's work before it was published; because his text about the genus is a partial transcription of Acharius's work (and he acknowledged Acharius), Acharius is credited as the author of the name as well as the description. All six species that Acharius included in ''Dufourea'' are now classified in different genera. A type species for the genus, '' Dufourea flammea'', was selected by Giusep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Austroplaca ''Austroplaca'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. It has 10 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by Ulrik Søchting, Patrik Frödén, and Ulf Arup, with '' Austroplaca ambitiosa'' assigned as the type species In 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 species that contains the biological type specimen .... Species '' Austroplaca ambitiosa'' '' Austroplaca cirrochrooides'' '' Austroplaca darbishirei'' '' Austroplaca erecta'' '' Austroplaca frigida'' – Antarctica '' Austroplaca hookeri'' '' Austroplaca johnstonii'' '' Austroplaca lucens'' '' Austroplaca millegrana'' '' Austroplaca soropelta'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q25412675 Teloschistales Lichen genera Taxa described in 2013 Teloschistales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aridoplaca ''Aridoplaca'' is a fungal genus in the family Teloschistaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single saxicolous (rock-dwelling) squamulose lichen species ''Aridoplaca peltata'', found in South America. The genus was circumscribed in 2021 by Karina Wilk, Maciej Pabijan, and Robert Lücking, following molecular phylogenetic analysis that showed the species occupies a distinct lineage in the subfamily Xanthorioideae of the Teloschistaceae. The species epithet ''peltata'' refers to the squamulose and thallus, while the genus name refers to the habitat of the lichen, which occurs in arid areas of Bolivia and Peru. It grows in well-lit areas on siliceous rock Siliceous rocks are sedimentary rocks that have silica (SiO2) as the principal constituent. The most common siliceous rock is chert; other types include diatomite. They commonly form from silica-secreting organisms such as radiolarians, diatoms, or ...s at altitudes between . References Teloschistales Lichen gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Brownliella ''Brownliella'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the subfamily Brownlielloideae of the family Teloschistaceae. It has four species. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by Sergey Kondratyuk, Ingvar Kärnefelt, John Elix, Arne Thell, and Jae-Seoun Hur, with the widely distributed lichen '' Brownliella aequata'' assigned as the type species. The genus contains species formerly referred to as the ''Caloplaca cinnabarina'' species group In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth .... The generic name honours Australian botanist Sue Brownlie. Species '' Brownliella aequata'' '' Brownliella cinnabarina'' '' Brownliella kobeana'' '' Brownliella montisfracti'' References Teloschistales Teloschistales genera Taxa described in 2013 Taxa named by John Alan Elix Taxa nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Amundsenia ''Amundsenia'' is a genus of saxicolous lichens in the family Teloschistaceae. It has two species. The genus was circumscribed in 2014 by Isaac Garrido-Benavent, Ulrik Søchting, Sergio Pérez-Ortega, and Rod Seppelt, with '' Amundsenia austrocontinentalis'' assigned as the type species. The type is known only from continental Antarctica, while '' Amundsenia approximata'' only occurs in the Arctic. The genus name honours Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (, ; ; 16 July 1872 – ) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen bega ... (1872–1928), "the first man to reach the South Pole". References Lichen genera Teloschistales Taxa described in 2014 Teloschistales genera {{Teloschistales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Teloschistes ''Teloschistes'' is a genus of lichens in the family Teloschistaceae. It was circumscribed by Norwegian botanist Johannes Musaeus Norman in 1852. The name of the genus means "split ends". Species '' Teloschistes chrysophthalmus'' '' Teloschistes fasciculatus'' ''Teloschistes flavicans ''Teloschistes flavicans'', also known as the golden hair-lichen is a lichenized species of fungus in the genus ''Teloschistes'', family Teloschistaceae. Recognized by its safron coloured pigmentation, this species grows on rocks and branches of ...'' '' Teloschistes inflatus'' '' Teloschistes sieberianus'' '' Teloschistes spinosus'' '' Teloschistes velifer'' '' Teloschistes xanthoroides'' References Teloschistales Teloschistales genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 1853 {{Teloschistales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cerothallia ''Cerothallia'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Teloschistaceae. It has four species, all of which occur in the Southern Hemisphere. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by Ulf Arup, Patrik Frödén, and Ulrik Søchting, with '' Cerothallia luteoalba'' assigned as the type species. The type is more widely distributed, as it is also found in Europe and North America. The generic name ''Cerothallia'' means "with waxy thallus Thallus (plural: thalli), from Latinized Greek (), meaning "a green shoot" or "twig", is the vegetative tissue of some organisms in diverse groups such as algae, fungi, some liverworts, lichens, and the Myxogastria. Many of these organisms wer ...". Species '' Cerothallia luteoalba'' '' Cerothallia subluteoalba'' '' Cerothallia yarraensis'' '' Cerothallia yorkensis'' References Teloschistales Teloschistales genera Taxa described in 2013 Lichen genera {{Teloschistales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cephalophysis ''Cephalophysis'' is a lichen genus in the family Teloschistaceae. It is a monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ... genus, containing the single species ''Cephalophysis leucospila''. References Teloschistales Lichen genera Teloschistales genera Taxa described in 1967 Taxa named by Hannes Hertel {{Teloschistales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Andina (lichen) ''Andina'' is a single-species fungal genus in the family Teloschistaceae. It contains the crustose lichen ''Andina citrinoides'', found in the Bolivian Andes. The genus was circumscribed in 2021 by Karina Wilk, Maciej Pabijan, and Robert Lücking. ''Andina'' has a sister taxon relationship to a clade containing '' Elixjohnia'' and '' Sirenophila'', and all three of these genera make a clade that is sister to '' Teloschistopsis'' and '' Haloplaca''. The generic name ''Andina'' refers to the Andes Mountains, where the type specimen In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. In other words, a type is an example that serves to anchor or centralizes th ... was collected. The species epithet ''citrinoides'' alludes to the lichen's similarity with '' Flavoplaca citrina''. References Teloschistales Lichen species Lichens described in 2021 Taxa named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Calogaya ''Calogaya'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the family Teloschistaceae. It has 19 species. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by Ulf Arup, Ulrik Søchting, and Patrik Frödén. The generic name ''Calogaya'' ("spectacular Gaya") honours Dr. Ester Gaya ( fl. 2001), a Spanish botanist from the University of Barcelona. Species '' Calogaya alaskensis'' '' Calogaya altynenis'' – China '' Calogaya arnoldii'' '' Calogaya arnoldiiconfusa'' '' Calogaya biatorina'' '' Calogaya bryochrysion'' ''Calogaya decipiens'' '' Calogaya ferrugineoides'' '' Calogaya haloxyli'' – China '' Calogaya mogoltanica'' ''Calogaya orientalis'' – China ''Calogaya pusilla'' ''Calogaya qinghaiensis'' ''Calogaya safavidiorum'' ''Calogaya saxicola'' ''Calogaya schistidii'' ''Calogaya xanthoriella'' – China ''Calogaya xinjiangensis'' – China ''Calogaya zoroasteriorum ''Calogaya'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the family Teloschist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Blastenia ''Blastenia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi belonging to the family Teloschistaceae. The genus was first described in 1852 by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species include: '' Blastenia acaciae'' '' Blastenia albidopallens'' '' Blastenia alboflavida'' References External links''Blastenia'' occurrence data and imagesfrom GBIF The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around the ... {{Taxonbar, from=Q21225574 Teloschistales Lichen genera Teloschistales genera Taxa named by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo Taxa described in 1852 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Apatoplaca ''Apatoplaca'' is a fungal genus in the family Teloschistaceae. It is monotypic, containing a single species, the rare crustose lichen ''Apatoplaca oblongula'', found in the United States. Taxonomy ''Apatoplaca oblongula'' was first formally described as new to science in 1952 by Adolf Hugo Magnusson as ''Lecidea oblongula''. In 1980, Josef Poelt and Josef Hafellner described ''Apatoplaca'' based on this species, suggesting that the lack of septa in the spores was a difference great enough to warrant a new genus. Clifford Wetmore noted in a mid-1990s publication that he had found specimens that had spores with septa, so the main character of the new genus was invalidated and he proposed that it be considered synonymous with ''Caloplaca''. However, recent summaries of fungal and lichen classification have accepted the genus, and ''Apatoplaca'' is accepted by Species Fungorum . Description ''Apatoplaca oblongula'' has a white, crust-like thallus that is embedded within the upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]