''Graphina'' 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 ...

script lichen A script lichen, or graphid lichen, is a member of a group of lichens which have spore producing structures that look like writing on the lichen body. The structures are elongated and narrow apothecia called lirellae, which look like short scribbles ...

s 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 ...

. It has about 25 species. The genus was

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in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist

Johannes Müller Argoviensis Johann Müller (9 May 1828 - 28 January 1896) was a Swiss botanist who was a specialist in lichens. He published under the name Johannes Müller Argoviensis to distinguish himself from other naturalists with similar names. Biography Müller w ...

. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a

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for the genus in his original publication; David Hawksworth proposed to designate ''

Graphina anguina ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

'' as a lectotype in 1981.

Species

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Graphina castanocarpa ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina colliculosa ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina conferta ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indica ...

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Graphina dimidiata ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indica ...

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Graphina fissofurcata ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indica ...

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Graphina glaucoderma ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina gracilescens ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina hiascens ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina insignis ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina laevigata ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina marcescens ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina palmicola ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina pauciloculata ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina platycarpa ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina polyclades ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

'' *'' Graphina repleta'' *'' Graphina rubens'' *'' Graphina sophistica'' *''

Graphina streblocarpa ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indica ...

'' *'' Graphina subserpentina'' *'' Graphina subtartarea'' *'' Graphina subvestita''

References

Ostropales Lecanoromycetes genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 1880 Taxa named by Johannes Müller Argoviensis {{Ostropales-stub