''Astrochapsa'' is a genus 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 in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family

Graphidaceae The Graphidaceae are a family of lichens in the order Ostropales. Distribution and ecology The vast majority of Graphidaceae species are restricted to the tropics. Most Graphidaceae species are epiphytic (i.e. they grow only on plants). Gener ...

. It has 28 species. The genus was

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by Sittiporn Parnmen,

Robert Lücking Robert Lücking (born 1964) is a German lichenologist. He is a leading expert on foliicolous lichens–lichens that live on leaves. Life and career Born in Ulm in 1964, Lücking earned both his master's (1990) and PhD degree (1994) at the Univer ...

, and

H. Thorsten Lumbsch Helge Thorsten Lumbsch (born 1964) is a German-born lichenologist living in the United States. His research interests include the phylogeny, taxonomy, and phylogeography of lichen-forming fungi; lichen diversity; lichen chemistry and chemotax ...

in 2012, with '' Astrochapsa astroidea'' assigned as the type species. It was segregated from the genus ''

Chapsa ''Chapsa'' is a genus of lichens in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was described by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1860. Species *'' Chapsa albida'' *'' Chapsa alborosella'' *'' Chapsa alletii'' *'' Chapsa angust ...

'', from which it differs in having a more frequently densely corticate thallus, an apothecial margin that is mostly recurved, and the almost exclusively subdistoseptate (with slightly thickened septa and angular lumina), non- amyloid ascospores.

Species

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Astrochapsa albella ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

'' *'' Astrochapsa alstrupii'' *''

Astrochapsa amazonica ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

'' *'' Astrochapsa astroidea'' *''

Astrochapsa calathiformis ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

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Astrochapsa columnaris ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

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Astrochapsa elongata ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

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Astrochapsa fusca ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

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Astrochapsa graphidioides ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

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Astrochapsa kalbii ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

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Astrochapsa lassae ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

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Astrochapsa lobata ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

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Astrochapsa magnifica ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

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Astrochapsa martinicensis ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

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Astrochapsa mastersonii ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

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Astrochapsa megaphlyctidioides ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astroch ...

'' *'' Astrochapsa meridensis'' *''

Astrochapsa mirabilis ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

'' *'' Astrochapsa platycarpella'' *'' Astrochapsa pseudophlyctis'' *''

Astrochapsa pulvereodiscus ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astroch ...

'' *'' Astrochapsa recurva'' *'' Astrochapsa sipmanii'' *'' Astrochapsa stellata'' *''

Astrochapsa submuralis ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

'' *'' Astrochapsa verruculosa'' *'' Astrochapsa waasii'' *''

Astrochapsa wolseleyana ''Astrochapsa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Graphidoideae of the family Graphidaceae. It has 28 species. The genus was circumscribed by Sittiporn Parnmen, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch in 2012, with '' Astrocha ...

'' *'' Astrochapsa zahlbruckneri''

References

Graphidaceae Lichen genera Taxa described in 2012 Ostropales genera Taxa named by Helge Thorsten Lumbsch Taxa named by Robert Lücking {{Ostropales-stub