''Chiodecton'' is a

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lichen A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Roccellaceae. The genus was

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by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the

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Species

, Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ''Chiodecton''. *'' Chiodecton acarosporoides'' *'' Chiodecton andamanicum'' – India *'' Chiodecton applanatum'' – Malaysia *'' Chiodecton colensoi'' *'' Chiodecton complexum'' – Brazil *''

Chiodecton congestulum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

'' *'' Chiodecton effusum'' *'' Chiodecton flavovirens'' *'' Chiodecton graphidastroides'' *'' Chiodecton heterogenum'' *'' Chiodecton leprarioides'' –

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Chiodecton leptosporum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton lichexanthonicum ''Chiodecton lichexanthonicum'' is a species of crustose and corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Roccellaceae. Found in the Brazilian Amazon, it was formally described as a new species in 2017 by lichenologists Marcela Eugenia da ...

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Chiodecton macquariense ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton maculatum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton montanum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton norsticticum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

'' – India *'' Chiodecton pustuliferum'' *''

Chiodecton queenslandiae ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton sorediatum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

'' – Uganda *'' Chiodecton sphaerale'' *''

Chiodecton stictathecium ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

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Chiodecton sublaevigatum ''Chiodecton'' is a genus of lichens in the family Roccellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1814, with '' Chiodecton sphaerale'' assigned as the type species. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in ...

References

Roccellaceae Ascomycota genera Lichen genera Taxa named by Erik Acharius Taxa described in 1814 {{Arthoniomycetes-stub