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 ...
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.Verrucariaceae
The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority of the family, have a wide variety of thallus forms, and include crustose (crust-like), foliose ( ...
. The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
by German botanist
Julius von Flotow
Julius von Flotow; full name- Julius Christian Gottlieb Ulrich Gustav Georg Adam Ernst Friedrich von Flotow (9 March 1788 – 15 August 1856) was a German military officer and a botanist specialized in lichenology and bryology.
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Catapyrenium daedaleum
''Catapyrenium'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850.
Species
*''Catapyrenium adami-borosi''
*''Catapyrenium boccanum''
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Catapyrenium michelii
''Catapyrenium'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850.
Species
*'' Catapyrenium adami-borosi''
*'' Catapyrenium boccanum''
*'' Catapyrenium chilense''
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Catapyrenium rufescens
''Catapyrenium'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850.
Species
*'' Catapyrenium adami-borosi''
*'' Catapyrenium boccanum''
*'' Catapyrenium chilense''
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Catapyrenium simulans
''Catapyrenium'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850.
Species
*'' Catapyrenium adami-borosi''
*'' Catapyrenium boccanum''
*'' Catapyrenium chilense''
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Catapyrenium squamellum
''Catapyrenium'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850.
Species
*'' Catapyrenium adami-borosi''
*'' Catapyrenium boccanum''
*'' Catapyrenium chilense''
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Catapyrenium squamulosum
''Catapyrenium'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850.
Species
*'' Catapyrenium adami-borosi''
*'' Catapyrenium boccanum''
*'' Catapyrenium chilense''
*' ...