''Baculifera'' 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.[Caliciaceae
The Caliciaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. Although the family has had its classification changed several times throughout its taxonomic history, the use of mode ...]
.
It was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
in 2000 by Bernhard Marbach and
Klaus Kalb
Klaus Kalb (born 1942) is a German lichenologist and an authority on tropical lichens.
Biography
Klaus Kalb was born in Nuremberg in 1942 and grew up in southern Bavaria. From 1960 to 1965 he studied biology, chemistry, and geography at t ...
. Species in this genus are characterized by having bacilliform
conidia
A conidium ( ; ), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (), is an asexual, non-motile spore of a fungus. The word ''conidium'' comes from the Ancient Greek word for dust, ('). They are also called mitospores due to the ...
typically measuring 8–11
μm
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long, and a non-inspersed
hymenium
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. The genus is roughly similar in
morphology
Morphology, from the Greek and meaning "study of shape", may refer to:
Disciplines
*Morphology (archaeology), study of the shapes or forms of artifacts
*Morphology (astronomy), study of the shape of astronomical objects such as nebulae, galaxies, ...
to ''
Buellia
''Buellia'' is a genus of mostly lichen-forming fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The fungi are usually part of a crustose lichen. In this case, the lichen species is given the same name as the fungus. But members may also grow as parasites on li ...
''.
Species
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Baculifera cinereocincta''
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Baculifera curtisii''
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Baculifera entochlora''
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Baculifera epifuscescens''
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Baculifera epiviolascens''
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Baculifera imshaugiana''
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Baculifera intermedia''
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Baculifera intermedioides''
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Baculifera longispora''
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Baculifera macromera''
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Baculifera metaphragmia''
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Baculifera metaphragmioides''
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Baculifera micromera''
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Baculifera orosa''
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Baculifera pseudomicromera''
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Baculifera remensa''
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Baculifera tobleri''
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Baculifera xylophila'' }
References
Caliciales
Lichen genera
Caliciales genera
Taxa described in 2000
Taxa named by Klaus Kalb
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