''Glyphis'' 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
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
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 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.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
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Glyphis atrofusca''
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Glyphis batuana''
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Glyphis cicatricosa''
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Glyphis cribrosa''
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Glyphis dictyospora''
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Glyphis frischiana''
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Glyphis montoensis''
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Glyphis scyphulifera''
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Glyphis substriatula''
Former species;
* ''G. colliculosa'' = ''
Sarcographa colliculosa'', Graphidaceae
* ''G. confluens'' = ''Glyphis cicatricosa''
* ''G. cyclospora'' = ''
Sarcographina cyclospora
''Sarcographina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has six species. The genus was circumscribed by the Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1887, with '' Sarcographina cyclospora'' assigned as the type s ...
'', Graphidaceae
* ''G. gyrizans'' = ''
Sarcographa glyphiza'', Graphidaceae
* ''G. heteroclita'' = ''
Sarcographa heteroclita'', Graphidaceae
* ''G. kirtoniana'' = ''
Sarcographa kirtoniana'', Graphidaceae
* ''G. labyrinthica'' sensu auct. brit. = ''
Syncesia myrticola'',
Roccellaceae
* ''G. labyrinthica'' = ''
Sarcographa labyrinthica'', Graphidaceae
* ''G. medusulina'' = ''
Sarcographa medusulina'', Graphidaceae
* ''G. sericea'' = ''
Leiorreuma sericeum'', Graphidaceae
* ''G. subtricosa'' = ''
Sarcographa subtricosa'', Graphidaceae
* ''G. verruculosa'' = ''Glyphis cicatricosa''
References
Graphidaceae
Lichen genera
Taxa named by Erik Acharius
Graphidales genera
Taxa described in 1814
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