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.fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Lecanographaceae
''Lecanographaceae'' is a family of mostly lichens (also some lichenicolous fungi) in the order Arthoniales. The family was circumscribed in 2014, prompted by a molecular phylogenetic-based restructuring of the Arthoniales.
Description
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The genus has a
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
Alyxoria diaphora
''Alyxoria'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanographaceae.
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the ...
Alyxoria notha
''Alyxoria'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanographaceae.
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
*'' Alyxoria apomelaena''
*'' Alyxoria bicolor''
*'' Alyxoria culmigena''
*'' Alyxoria cyanea'' – Brazil
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Alyxoria viridipruinosa
''Alyxoria viridipruinosa'' is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) and lignicolous (wood-dwelling) lichen in the family Lecanographaceae. It is found in Europe, where it grows on hardwood trees.
Taxonomy
The lichen was first formally desc ...
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Alyxoria wainioi
''Alyxoria wainioi '' is a species of lichen in the family Lecanographaceae. It was originally formally described by Finnish lichenologist Edvard August Vainio in 1901, as ''Opegrapha ochracea''. Vainio identified it as a new species from sample ...
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Alyxoria xerica
''Alyxoria'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanographaceae.
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
*'' Alyxoria apomelaena''
*'' Alyxoria bicolor''
*'' Alyxoria culmigena''
*'' Alyxoria cyanea'' – Brazil
*' ...