''Endohyalina'' is a
genus
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of 10 species of
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s 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
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by Bernhard Marbach in 2000, with ''
Endohyalina rappii'' designated as the
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specime ...
.
Species
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Endohyalina arachniformis'' (2015)
– Australia
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Endohyalina brandii'' (2010)
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Endohyalina circumpallida'' (2000)
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Endohyalina diederichii'' (2010)
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Endohyalina ericina'' (2010)
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Endohyalina gillamsensis'' (2016)
– Australia
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Endohyalina insularis'' (2010)
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Endohyalina interjecta'' (2010)
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Endohyalina kalbii'' (2010)
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Endohyalina rappii'' (2000)
References
Caliciales
Caliciales genera
Lichen genera
Taxa described in 2000
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