''Leiorreuma'' is a genus of

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s in the family Graphidaceae. It has 18 species. The genus was

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by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824, with '' Leiorreuma hepaticum'' assigned as the type species.

Description

''Leiorreuma'' is identified by certain features. It has apothecia with noticeable opened . The is often thin on the sides but well-developed at the base and appears . The

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is dotted with small specks, and the spores are pale brown and have thin walls with crosswise septa or are divided into many compartments (). They are not

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Species

* '' Leiorreuma convariatum'' * '' Leiorreuma crassimarginatum'' – China * '' Leiorreuma dilatatum'' * '' Leiorreuma ellipticum'' * '' Leiorreuma erodens'' – Florida * '' Leiorreuma exaltatum'' * ''

Leiorreuma explicans ''Leiorreuma'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has 18 species. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824, with ''Leiorreuma hepaticum'' assigned as the type species. D ...

'' * '' Leiorreuma hepaticum'' * ''

Leiorreuma hypomelaenoides ''Leiorreuma'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has 18 species. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824, with '' Leiorreuma hepaticum'' assigned as the type species. Description ''Leiorreuma ...

'' – Thailand * '' Leiorreuma hypomelaenum'' * '' Leiorreuma melanostalazans'' * '' Leiorreuma nicobarense'' – India * '' Leiorreuma nornotaticum'' * '' Leiorreuma patellulum'' * ''

Leiorreuma sericeum ''Leiorreuma'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has 18 species. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824, with '' Leiorreuma hepaticum'' assigned as the type species. Description ''Leiorreuma ...

'' * '' Leiorreuma subpatellulum'' – India * '' Leiorreuma taiwanense'' – Taiwan * '' Leiorreuma vaginans'' * '' Leiorreuma vicarians'' * '' Leiorreuma yakushimense'' – Japan

References

Graphidaceae Lichen genera Graphidales genera Taxa described in 1824 Taxa named by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler {{Lecanoromycetes-stub