''Diorygma'' 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
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[fungi
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in the family
Graphidaceae
The Graphidaceae are a family of lichens in the order Ostropales.
Distribution and ecology
The vast majority of Graphidaceae species are restricted to the tropics. Most Graphidaceae species are epiphytic (i.e. they grow only on plants).
Gener ...
. The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824.
Species of the genus are widely distributed in
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
and
subtropical
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regions of the world.
Species
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Species Fungorum accepts 76 species of ''Diorygma''.
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Diorygma aeolum''
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Diorygma africanum
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Diorygma agumbense''
– India
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Diorygma alagoense
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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– Brazil
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Diorygma albocinerascens''
– India
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Diorygma albovirescens
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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– India
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Diorygma angusticarpum
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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– Thailand
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Diorygma antillarum
''Diorygma antillarum'' is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It is common and widespread in the Neotropical realm, primarily found on trees in the shady understory and in slightly illuminated ...
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Diorygma archeri
''Diorygma archeri'' is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Found in Vietnam, it was formally described as a new species in 2013 by Santosh Joshi and Jae-Seoun Hur. The type specimen was collected from ...
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– Vietnam
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Diorygma australasicum
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Diorygma basinigrum
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Diorygma cameroonense
''Diorygma cameroonense'' is a little-known species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It is found in the pristine rainforests of eastern Cameroon. This lichen is distinct due to its larger with more septa ...
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– Africa
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Diorygma chumphonense
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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– Thailand
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Diorygma circumfusum
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Diorygma citri
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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– Thailand
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Diorygma confluens
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Diorygma conprotocetraricum
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regio ...
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– Thailand
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Diorygma dandeliense''
– India
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Diorygma dealbatum'' – India
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Diorygma epiglaucum
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Diorygma erythrellum''
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Diorygma excipuloconvergentum''
– India
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Diorygma extensum''
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Diorygma fuscopruinosum''
– Thailand
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Diorygma fuscum''
– China
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Diorygma hieroglyphicellum''
– Thailand
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Diorygma hieroglyphicum''
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Diorygma hololeucum''
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Diorygma inaequale'' – India
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Diorygma incantatum''
– Brazil
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Diorygma inexpectatum''
– Thailand
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Diorygma intermedium''
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Diorygma isabellinum''
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Diorygma junghuhnii''
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Diorygma karnatakense''
– India
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Diorygma kurnoolense''
– India
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Diorygma longilirellatum''
– India
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Diorygma longisporum''
– Brazil
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Diorygma macgregorii''
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Diorygma manipurense'' – India
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Diorygma megaspermum''
– India
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Diorygma megasporum
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Diorygma megistosporum''
– India
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Diorygma microsporum
''Diorygma microsporum'' is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It was described as new to science in 2011. It has a neotropical distribution, and has been collected in Florida, Colombia, Brazil ...
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Diorygma minisporum''
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Diorygma monophorum
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Diorygma nigricans''
– Peru
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Diorygma occultum
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Diorygma panchganiense''
– India
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Diorygma pauciseptatum''
– Brazil
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Diorygma poitaei
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Diorygma pruinosum''
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Diorygma radiatum
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Diorygma reniforme''
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Diorygma roseopruinatum''
– New Caledonia
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Diorygma rufopruinosum''
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Diorygma rufosporum''
– India
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Diorygma rupicola''
– India
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Diorygma salazinicum
''Diorygma salazinicum'' is a rare species of lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Found in Thailand, it was formally described as a new species in 2014 by Jutarat Sutjaritturakan and Klaus Kalb. The type specimen was collected in Tambon Wangmai ( ...
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– Thailand
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Diorygma salvadoriense''
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Diorygma saxicola''
– India
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Diorygma sipmanii''
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Diorygma soozanum''
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Diorygma sophianum''
– Brazil
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Diorygma spilotum''
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Diorygma sticticum
''Diorygma sticticum'' is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It was described as new to science in 2011. It is found in lowland rainforests in Thailand, and in southwestern India.
Taxonomy
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Diorygma streimannii''
– Australia
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Diorygma subalbatum''
– India
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Diorygma subpruinosum''
– Thailand
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Diorygma talisense''
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Diorygma thailandicum''
– Thailand
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Diorygma tibellii''
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Diorygma tocantinsense''
– Brazil
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Diorygma tuberculosum''
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Diorygma upretii''
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Diorygma verrucirimosum
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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Diorygma wallamanensis''
– Australia
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Diorygma wilsonianum''
References
Cited literature
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Graphidales genera
Lichen genera
Taxa named by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler
Taxa described in 1824
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