''Carbonea'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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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 ...
. Most of the species grow on
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[circumscribed
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as a
subgenus
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In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...
of ''
Lecidea
''Lecidea'' is a genus of crustose lichens with a carbon black ring or outer margin (exciple) around the fruiting body disc (apothecium), usually (or always) found growing on (saxicolous) or in (endolithic) rock.Field Guide to California Lichens, ...
'' in 1967
[ before it was promoted to generic status in 1983.][
]
Species
*'' Carbonea agellata''
*'' Carbonea aggregantula''
*''Carbonea antarctica
''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was p ...
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*'' Carbonea assentiens''
*'' Carbonea assimilis''
*''Carbonea atronivea
''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was p ...
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*'' Carbonea austroshetlandica'' Falkland Islands
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*'' Carbonea intrudens''
*'' Carbonea invadens''
*'' Carbonea latypizodes''
*''Carbonea montevidensis
''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was p ...
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*''Carbonea neuropogonis
''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was p ...
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*''Carbonea nivaria
''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was p ...
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*''Carbonea phaeostoma
''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was p ...
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*''Carbonea subdeclinans
''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was ...
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*''Carbonea supersparsa
''Carbonea supersparsa'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus belonging to the family Lecanoraceae. It is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. In Iceland it has been reported growing on '' Lecanora cenisia'' near Egilsstaðir and '' Lecanora p ...
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*''Carbonea tephromelae
''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was p ...
'' Carbonea viriduloatra
''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was p ...
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*''Carbonea vitellinaria
''Carbonea vitellaria'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus belonging to the family Lecanoraceae. It has a worldwide distribution. In Iceland it has been reported growing on '' Candelariella vitellina'' near Egilsstaðir
Egilsstaðir () is a ...
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*''Carbonea vorticosa
''Carbonea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Most of the species grow on lichens. The genus is widespread, and contains 20 species. ''Carbonea'' was originally circumscribed as a subgenus of ''Lecidea'' in 1967 before it was prom ...
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References
Lecanoraceae
Lecanorales genera
Taxa described in 1967
Taxa named by Hannes Hertel
Lichen genera
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