''Anisomeridium'' is a
genus
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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.[Monoblastiaceae
The Monoblastiaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the monotypic order Monoblastiales. It contains six genera. The family was circumscribed in 1929 by British botanist William Watson William, Willie, Bill or Billy Watson may refer to:
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.
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 ...
was originally named ''Arthopyrenia xylogena'' by Swiss botanist
Johannes Müller Argoviensis
Johann Müller (9 May 1828 - 28 January 1896) was a Swiss botanist who was a specialist in lichens. He published under the name Johannes Müller Argoviensis to distinguish himself from other naturalists with similar names.
Biography
Müller w ...
in 1883; in 1928,
Maurice Choisy defined the genus ''Anisomeridium'', designating ''A. xylogena'' the type species.
Species
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Species Fungorum accepts 32 species of ''Anisomeridium'':
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Anisomeridium americanum''
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Anisomeridium anisolobum''
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Anisomeridium australiense''
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Anisomeridium austroaustraliense''
– Australia
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Anisomeridium biforme''
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Anisomeridium calcicola''
– India
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Anisomeridium carinthiacum
''Anisomeridium'' is a genus of lichens in the family Monoblastiaceae. The type species was originally named ''Arthopyrenia xylogena'' by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1883; in 1928, Maurice Choisy defined the genus ''Anisomeri ...
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Anisomeridium concameratum''
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Anisomeridium consobrinum''
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Anisomeridium disjunctum''
– Australia
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Anisomeridium excellens''
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Anisomeridium foliicola''
– Australia
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Anisomeridium globosum''
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Anisomeridium grumatum''
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Anisomeridium guttuliferum''
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Anisomeridium lateriticum''
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Anisomeridium macaronesicum''
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Anisomeridium macropycnidiatum''
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Anisomeridium platypodum
''Anisomeridium'' is a genus of lichens in the family Monoblastiaceae. The type species was originally named ''Arthopyrenia xylogena'' by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1883; in 1928, Maurice Choisy defined the genus ''Anisomeri ...
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Anisomeridium polypori
''Anisomeridium'' is a genus of lichens in the family Monoblastiaceae. The type species was originally named ''Arthopyrenia xylogena'' by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis
Johann Müller (9 May 1828 - 28 January 1896) was a Swiss b ...
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Anisomeridium prolongatum
''Anisomeridium'' is a genus of lichens in the family Monoblastiaceae. The type species was originally named ''Arthopyrenia xylogena'' by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1883; in 1928, Maurice Choisy defined the genus ''Anisomeri ...
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Anisomeridium ranunculosporum''
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Anisomeridium robustum''
– Europe
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Anisomeridium subnectendum''
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Anisomeridium subnexum''
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Anisomeridium subprostans''
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Anisomeridium terminatum''
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Anisomeridium tetrasporum''
– Hong Kong
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Anisomeridium trichiale''
– Panama
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Anisomeridium triseptatum''
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Anisomeridium viridescens''
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Anisomeridium yoshimurae''
– Japan
References
Dothideomycetes
Dothideomycetes genera
Lichen genera
Taxa described in 1883
Taxa named by Johannes Müller Argoviensis
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