''Dirinaria'' 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
lichenized
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
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
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in
the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
regions,
and contains about 35 species.
Species
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Dirinaria aegialita'' (1968)
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Dirinaria applanata'' (1970)
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Dirinaria aspera'' (1964)
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Dirinaria batavica'' (1975)
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Dirinaria complicata'' (1975)
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Dirinaria confluens'' (1975)
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Dirinaria consimilis'' (1970)
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Dirinaria flava'' (1971)
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Dirinaria flavida'' (2019)
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Dirinaria frostii'' (1970)
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Dirinaria melanoclina'' (1975)
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Dirinaria minuta'' (2001)
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Dirinaria neotropica'' (2004)
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Dirinaria picta'' (1931)
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Dirinaria pruinosa'' (2001)
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Dirinaria purpurascens'' (1968)
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Dirinaria sekikaica'' (2008)
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Dirinaria subconfluens'' (1975)
References
Caliciales
Lichen genera
Caliciales genera
Taxa described in 1877
Taxa named by Edward Tuckerman
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