''Bryonora'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

crustose lichen Crustose lichens are lichens that form a crust which strongly adheres to the Substrate (biology), substrate (soil, rock, tree bark, etc.), making separation from the substrate impossible without destruction. The basic structure of crustose lichen ...

s in the family

Lecanoraceae The Lecanoraceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution. Taxonomy Lecanoraceae was circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855. Genera According ...

. The genus was

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in 1983 by lichenologist Josef Poelt, with ''

Bryonora castanea ''Bryonora'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Lecanoraceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1983 by lichenologist Josef Poelt, with ''Bryonora castanea'' assigned as the type species. Species *''Bryonora c ...

'' assigned as the

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Species

*''

'' *'' Bryonora castaneoides'' *'' Bryonora curvescens'' *'' Bryonora granulata'' –

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*'' Bryonora microlepis'' – Norway *'' Bryonora peltata'' – Antarctica

References

Lecanoraceae Lecanorales genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 1983 Taxa named by Josef Poelt {{Lecanorales-stub