''Laurera'' 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
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 ...
within the
Trypetheliaceae family.
Species
It was known to have nearly 50 species at one point in time, but most have these have become synonyms for other species, within the ''
Astrothelium
''Astrothelium'' is a genus of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichens in the family Trypetheliaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1824 by German botanist Franz Gerhard Eschweiler, with '' Astrothelium conicum'' assigned as the type species.
...
'' and ''
Bathelium'' genera (both still within the Trypetheliaceae family).
Leaving;
* ''
Laurera chrysocarpa''
* ''
Laurera sepulta''
References
Trypetheliaceae
Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach
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