genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Stictidaceae
The Stictidaceae are a family of fungi in the order Ostropales. The family was first described by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1849.
Genera
This is a list of the genera contained within the Stictidaceae, based on a 2020 review and su ...
. The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
in 1965 by Czech lichenologist
Antonín Vězda
Antonín (Toni) Vězda (25 November 1920 – 10 November 2008) was a Czech lichenologist. After completing a university education that was postponed by World War II, Vězda taught botany at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech U ...
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Absconditella sphagnorum
''Absconditella'' is a genus of lichenised fungi in the family Stictidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1965 by Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda, with '' Absconditella sphagnorum'' assigned as the type species. ''Absconditella'' is charac ...
'' 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 ...
. ''Absconditella'' is characterised by gyalectoid apothecia with a
hymenium
The hymenium is the tissue layer on the hymenophore of a fungal fruiting body where the cells develop into basidia or asci, which produce spores. In some species all of the cells of the hymenium develop into basidia or asci, while in others some ...
pigment
A pigment is a colored material that is completely or nearly insoluble in water. In contrast, dyes are typically soluble, at least at some stage in their use. Generally dyes are often organic compounds whereas pigments are often inorganic compo ...
and
thalli
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 were ...
containing
green alga
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ...
e as
photobiont
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship. The genus name means "hidden", a reference to the scant structure of the thallus and its small apothecia.
Species
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Absconditella amabilis
''Absconditella amabilis'' is a species of lichen in the family Stictidaceae, first found in inland rainforests of British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pa ...
Absconditella antarctica
''Absconditella'' is a genus of lichenised fungi in the family Stictidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1965 by Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda, with '' Absconditella sphagnorum'' assigned as the type species. ''Absconditella'' is charac ...
Absconditella delutula
''Absconditella'' is a genus of lichenised fungi in the family Stictidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1965 by Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda, with ''Absconditella sphagnorum'' assigned as the type species. ''Absconditella'' is charact ...
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Absconditella duplicella
''Absconditella'' is a genus of lichenised fungi in the family Stictidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1965 by Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda, with ''Absconditella sphagnorum'' assigned as the type species. ''Absconditella'' is charact ...
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Absconditella fossarum
''Absconditella'' is a genus of lichenised fungi in the family Stictidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1965 by Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda, with ''Absconditella sphagnorum'' assigned as the type species. ''Absconditella'' is charact ...
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Absconditella lignicola
''Absconditella'' is a genus of lichenised fungi in the family Stictidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1965 by Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda, with ''Absconditella sphagnorum'' assigned as the type species. ''Absconditella'' is charact ...
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Absconditella pauxilla
''Absconditella'' is a genus of lichenised fungi in the family Stictidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1965 by Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda, with ''Absconditella sphagnorum'' assigned as the type species. ''Absconditella'' is charact ...
Absconditella rubra
''Absconditella'' is a genus of lichenised fungi in the family Stictidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1965 by Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda, with ''Absconditella sphagnorum'' assigned as the type species. ''Absconditella'' is charact ...
'' – Europe
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Absconditella sphagnorum
''Absconditella'' is a genus of lichenised fungi in the family Stictidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1965 by Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda, with '' Absconditella sphagnorum'' assigned as the type species. ''Absconditella'' is charac ...
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Absconditella termitariicola
''Absconditella'' is a genus of lichenised fungi in the family Stictidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1965 by Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda, with ''Absconditella sphagnorum'' assigned as the type species. ''Absconditella'' is charact ...
'' – Brazil
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Absconditella trivialis
''Absconditella'' is a genus of lichenised fungi in the family Stictidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1965 by Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda, with ''Absconditella sphagnorum'' assigned as the type species. ''Absconditella'' is charact ...