''Amphorothecium'' is a genus of

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 ...

belonging to the family Myeloconidiaceae. The genus was first described by Patrick McCarthy,

Gintaras Kantvilas Gintaras Kantvilas (born 1956) is an Australian lichenologist, who earned his Ph.D in 1985 from the University of Tasmania with a thesis entitled ''Studies on Tasmanian rainforest lichens''. He has authored over 432 species names, and 167 gener ...

& Jack Elix in 2001. There are no synonyms.

References

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ANBG: ''Amphorothecium occultum''
Lecanoromycetes Lichen genera Taxa named by John Alan Elix Taxa named by Gintaras Kantvilas Lecanoromycetes genera Ascomycota enigmatic taxa