''Caprettia'' 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.[fungi
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in the family
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 genus was
circumscribed
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by
Augusto Chaves Batista Augusto Chaves Batista (15 June 1916 – 30 November 1967) was a Brazilian mycologist. He published more than 600 research papers, either alone or in collaboration with others. At the time of his death at the age of 51, Batista was the director of ...
and Heraldo da Silva Maia in 1965, with ''
Caprettia amazonensis'' assigned as the
type species
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.
The genus name of ''Caprettia'' is in honour of Corrado Capretti (1915–1960), an Italian botanist and professor at
University of the Andes (Venezuela)
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in 1956.
Species
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Caprettia amazonensis''
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Caprettia confusa
''Caprettia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Monoblastiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Heraldo da Silva Maia in 1965, with '' Caprettia amazonensis'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ...
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Caprettia goderei
''Caprettia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Monoblastiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Heraldo da Silva Maia in 1965, with '' Caprettia amazonensis'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ...
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Caprettia lichexanthotricha''
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Caprettia neotropica
''Caprettia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Monoblastiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Heraldo da Silva Maia in 1965, with '' Caprettia amazonensis'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ...
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Caprettia nyssogenoides
''Caprettia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Monoblastiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Heraldo da Silva Maia in 1965, with '' Caprettia amazonensis'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ...
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Caprettia ornata
''Caprettia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Monoblastiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Heraldo da Silva Maia in 1965, with '' Caprettia amazonensis'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ...
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References
Dothideomycetes
Dothideomycetes genera
Lichen genera
Taxa described in 1965
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