''Cratiria'' is a
genus
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of
lichenized
fungi
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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 has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions,
and contains about 20 species.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marbach in 2000, with ''
Cratiria lauri-cassiae'' assigned as the
type species
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.
Species
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Cratiria aggrediens''
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Cratiria americana''
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Cratiria amphorea''
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Cratiria burleighensis''
– Australia
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Cratiria chloraceus''
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Cratiria dissimilis''
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Cratiria exalbida''
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Cratiria jamesiana''
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Cratiria lauri-cassiae''
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Cratiria lauri-cassiaeoides''
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Cratiria mayrhoferi''
– Australia
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Cratiria megaobscurior''
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Cratiria melanochlora''
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Cratiria obscurior''
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Cratiria paramoensis''
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Cratiria rutilans''
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Cratiria rutilantoides''
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Cratiria saltensis''
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Cratiria sorediata''
–
Seychelles
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Cratiria streimannii''
– Australia
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Cratiria submuriformis''
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Cratiria subtropica''
– Australia
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Cratiria verdonii''
– Australia
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Cratiria vioxanthina''
References
Caliciales
Lichen genera
Caliciales genera
Taxa described in 2000
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