''Athallia'' 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

Teloschistaceae The Teloschistaceae are a large family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family, estimated to contain over 1800 species, was extensively revised in 2013, including the creation o ...

. It was first described in 2013 by Ulf Arup, Patrik Frödén, and Ulrik Søchting, and the type species is '' Athallia holocarpa''. The genus name means without a thallus. All species of Athallia lack a thallus or have a poorly developed thallus except for ''A. scopularis'', and all species show Chemosyndrome A. Species: *'' Athallia alnetorum'' *'' Athallia baltistanica'' *'' Athallia brachyspora'' *'' Athallia cerinella'' *'' Athallia cerinelloides'' *'' Athallia holocarpa'' *'' Athallia inconnexa'' *'' Athallia nesodes'' *'' Athallia pyracea'' *'' Athallia saxifragarum'' *'' Athallia scopularis'' *'' Athallia skii'' *'' Athallia vitellinula''

Gallery

Athallia scopularis 90080917.jpg, ''A. scopularis'' Athallia cerinelloides 111552993.jpg, ''A. cerinelloides'' File:Athallia holocarpa Droker.jpg, ''A. holocarpa''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q23073040 Lichen genera Teloschistales Taxa described in 2013 Teloschistales genera