''Carbacanthographis'' is a

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of corticolous (bark-dwelling)

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. The genus was

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by German lichenologists Bettina Staiger 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 ...

in 2002. An updated worldwide

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to the genus was published in 2022 that added 17 new species.

Species

*'' Carbacanthographis acanthoamicta'' – Papua New Guinea *'' Carbacanthographis acanthoparaphysata'' – Papua New Guinea *'' Carbacanthographis aggregata'' –

Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...

*'' Carbacanthographis albolirellata'' –

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

*'' Carbacanthographis alloafzelii'' –

South Solomons The British Solomon Islands Protectorate was first declared over the southern Solomons in 1893, when Captain Gibson, R.N., of , declared the southern islands a British protectorate. Other islands were subsequently declared to form part o ...

*'' Carbacanthographis amazonica'' –

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

*'' Carbacanthographis amicta'' *'' Carbacanthographis aptrootii'' –

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

, China *'' Carbacanthographis brasiliensis'' –

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, Brazil *'' Carbacanthographis candidata'' *'' Carbacanthographis chionophora'' *'' Carbacanthographis cleitops'' *'' Carbacanthographis coccospora'' *'' Carbacanthographis crassa'' *'' Carbacanthographis garoana'' *'' Carbacanthographis halei'' –

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...

*'' Carbacanthographis hertelii'' *'' Carbacanthographis hillii'' *'' Carbacanthographis indica'' –

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...

*'' Carbacanthographis induta'' *'' Carbacanthographis inspersa'' – Brazil *'' Carbacanthographis iriomotensis'' *'' Carbacanthographis latispora'' – Venezuela *'' Carbacanthographis marcescens'' *'' Carbacanthographis megalospora'' –

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...

*'' Carbacanthographis multiseptata'' –

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

*'' Carbacanthographis muriformis'' –

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

, USA *'' Carbacanthographis nematoides'' *'' Carbacanthographis novoguineensis'' – Papua New Guinea *'' Carbacanthographis pseudorustica'' – Sarawak *'' Carbacanthographis salazinica'' – Australia *'' Carbacanthographis salazinicoides'' – Papua New Guinea *'' Carbacanthographis sipmaniana'' –

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...

*'' Carbacanthographis sorediata'' –

*'' Carbacanthographis spongiosa'' –

Sergipe Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at , larger only than the Federal District. Serg ...

*'' Carbacanthographis stictica'' – Amazonas *'' Carbacanthographis subalbotecta'' – Brazil *'' Carbacanthographis subchionophora'' – Papua New Guinea *'' Carbacanthographis triphoroides'' *'' Carbacanthographis uniseptata'' – Australia *'' Carbacanthographis violaceospora'' – Bolivia

References

Lichen genera Ostropales genera Taxa described in 2002 Taxa named by Klaus Kalb {{Ostropales-stub