''Chaenothecopsis'' 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 ...

of about 40 species of

pin lichen Lichens are wikt:composite, composite organisms made up of multiple species: a fungus, fungal partner, one or more photosynthetic partners, and sometimes a yeast, basidiomycete yeast. They are regularly grouped by their external appearance – a c ...

s in the family

Mycocaliciaceae The Mycocaliciaceae are a family (biology), family of seven genus, genera and about 90 species of fungi in the order Mycocaliciales. Taxonomy Calicioid fungi are a heterogeneous assemblage of fungi sharing the presence of a mazaedium, a structur ...

. Many of the species are resinicolous, meaning they grow on conifer

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or other plant

exudate An exudate is a fluid emitted by an organism through pores or a wound, a process known as exuding or exudation. ''Exudate'' is derived from ''exude'' 'to ooze' from Latin ''exsūdāre'' 'to (ooze out) sweat' (''ex-'' 'out' and ''sūdāre'' 'to ...

s. Most common host plants are trees in the genera ''

Abies Firs (''Abies'') are a genus of 48–56 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found on mountains throughout much of North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The genus is most closely related to ...

'', ''

Picea A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the subfami ...

'', and '' Tsuga''.

Taxonomy

The genus was

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in 1927 by Finnish lichenologist

Edvard August Vainio Edvard August Vainio (born Edvard Lang; 5 August 185314 May 1929) was a Finnish lichenology, lichenologist. His early works on the lichens of Lapland (Finland), Lapland, his three-volume monograph on the lichen genus ''Cladonia'', and, in parti ...

Species

*'' Chaenothecopsis aeruginosa'' *'' Chaenothecopsis australis'' *''

Chaenothecopsis bitterfeldensis ''Chaenothecopsis'' is a genus of about 40 species of pin lichens in the family Mycocaliciaceae. Many of the species are resinicolous, meaning they grow on conifer resin or other plant exudates. Most common host plants are trees in the genera ''A ...

'' *'' Chaenothecopsis brevipes'' *'' Chaenothecopsis caespitosa'' *'' Chaenothecopsis caucasica'' *'' Chaenothecopsis khayensis'' *'' Chaenothecopsis claydenii'' *'' Chaenothecopsis debilis'' *'' Chaenothecopsis diabolica'' *'' Chaenothecopsis dibbleandersoniarum'' *'' Chaenothecopsis epithallina'' *'' Chaenothecopsis eugenia'' *'' Chaenothecopsis fennica'' *''

Chaenothecopsis formosa ''Chaenothecopsis'' is a genus of about 40 species of pin lichens in the family Mycocaliciaceae. Many of the species are resinicolous, meaning they grow on conifer resin or other plant exudates. Most common host plants are trees in the genera ''A ...

'' *''

Chaenothecopsis golubkovae ''Chaenothecopsis'' is a genus of about 40 species of pin lichens in the family Mycocaliciaceae. Many of the species are resinicolous, meaning they grow on conifer resin or other plant exudates. Most common host plants are trees in the genera ''A ...

''REPORTS: Nina Sergeevna Golubkova
by Mikhail Andreev; in the International Lichenological Newsletter; volume 42, number 1; page 16-17; published October 2009; retrieved August 6, 2014 *'' Chaenothecopsis haematopus'' *'' Chaenothecopsis heterospora'' *'' Chaenothecopsis himalayensis'' *'' Chaenothecopsis hospitans'' *'' Chaenothecopsis hunanensis'' *''

Chaenothecopsis kalbii ''Chaenothecopsis'' is a genus of about 40 species of pin lichens in the family Mycocaliciaceae. Many of the species are resinicolous, meaning they grow on conifer resin or other plant exudates. Most common host plants are trees in the genera ...

'' *'' Chaenothecopsis khayensis'' *''

Chaenothecopsis leifiana ''Chaenothecopsis'' is a genus of about 40 species of pin lichens in the family Mycocaliciaceae. Many of the species are resinicolous, meaning they grow on conifer resin or other plant exudates. Most common host plants are trees in the genera ''A ...

Chaenothecopsis tibellii ''Chaenothecopsis'' is a genus of about 40 species of pin lichens in the family Mycocaliciaceae. Many of the species are resinicolous, meaning they grow on conifer resin or other plant exudates. Most common host plants are trees in the genera ''A ...

'' *'' Chaenothecopsis tigillaris'' *'' Chaenothecopsis transbaikalica'' *''

Chaenothecopsis vainioana ''Chaenothecopsis vainioana'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Caliciaceae that is found in Europe. It was first formally described by Czech lichenologist Josef Nádvorník in 1940 as a member of the genus ''Calicium''. The spe ...

'' *'' Chaenothecopsis vinosa'' *'' Chaenothecopsis viridialba'' *'' Chaenothecopsis viridireagens'' *'' Chaenothecopsis weiana'' *'' Chaenothecopsis zebrina''

References

Eurotiomycetes Taxa named by Edvard August Vainio Taxa described in 1927 Eurotiomycetes genera {{Eurotiomycetes-stub