''Chrismofulvea'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of lichen-forming

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in the family

Caliciaceae The Caliciaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. Although the family has had its classification changed several times throughout its taxonomic history, the use of mo ...

. The genus was

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by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marbach in 2000, with '' Chrismofulvea dialyta'' assigned as the

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. It was one of several segregate genera proposed by Marbach in his 2000 revision of American species of ''

Buellia ''Buellia'' is a genus of mostly lichen-forming fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The fungi are usually part of a crustose lichen. In this case, the lichen species is given the same name as the fungus. But members may also grow as parasites on li ...

''.

Species

*'' Chrismofulvea dialyta'' *'' Chrismofulvea omalia'' – Costa Rica *'' Chrismofulvea pinastri'' *'' Chrismofulvea rubifaciens'' – Brazil; Florida

References

Caliciales Caliciales genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 2000 {{Caliciales-stub