''Lichenoconium'' 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 ...

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 ...

belonging to the family Lichenoconiaceae. The genus was

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by Franz Petrak and

Hans Sydow Hans Sydow (29 January 1879 – 6 June 1946) was a German mycologist and the son of mycologist and lichenologist, Paul Sydow (1851–1925). Career Hans Sydow worked at the Dresdner Bank in Berlin between 1904 and 1937 rising to divisional mana ...

in 1927.

Species

The genus has a

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. , Species Fungorum accepts 16 species in ''Lichenoconium'': * ''

Lichenoconium aeruginosum ''Lichenoconium'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Lichenoconiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Petrak and Hans Sydow in 1927. Species The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. , Species Fungorum accepts 16 species in ' ...

'' * '' Lichenoconium cargillianum'' * '' Lichenoconium christiansenii'' * ''

Lichenoconium echinosporum ''Lichenoconium'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Lichenoconiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Petrak and Hans Sydow in 1927. Species The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. , Species Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is ...

'' * '' Lichenoconium edgewoodense'' * ''

Lichenoconium erodens ''Lichenoconium'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Lichenoconiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Petrak and Hans Sydow in 1927. Species The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. , Species Fungorum accepts 16 species in ' ...

'' * '' Lichenoconium follmannii'' * '' Lichenoconium hawksworthii'' * '' Lichenoconium laevisporum'' * ''

Lichenoconium lecanorae ''Lichenoconium'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Lichenoconiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Petrak and Hans Sydow in 1927. Species The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. , Species Fungorum accepts 16 species in ' ...

'' * '' Lichenoconium lichenicola'' * ''

Lichenoconium parasiticum ''Lichenoconium'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Lichenoconiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Petrak and Hans Sydow in 1927. Species The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. , Species Fungorum accepts 16 species in ' ...

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Lichenoconium plectocarpoides ''Lichenoconium'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Lichenoconiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Petrak and Hans Sydow in 1927. Species The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. , Species Fungorum accepts 16 species in ' ...

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Lichenoconium pyxidatae ''Lichenoconium pyxidatae'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus belonging to the class Dothideomycetes. It has a Holarctic distribution being found in Alaska and various parts of Russia, including Siberia, Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya and Wra ...

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Lichenoconium reichlingii ''Lichenoconium'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Lichenoconiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Petrak and Hans Sydow in 1927. Species The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. , Species Fungorum accepts 16 species in ' ...

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Lichenoconium usneae ''Lichenoconium'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Lichenoconiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Petrak and Hans Sydow in 1927. Species The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. , Species Fungorum accepts 16 species in ' ...

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Lichenoconium xanthoriae ''Lichenoconium'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Lichenoconiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Franz Petrak and Hans Sydow in 1927. Species The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. , Species Fungorum accepts 16 species in ' ...

References

Dothideomycetes Lichenicolous fungi Taxa named by Franz Petrak Taxa named by Hans Sydow Taxa described in 1927 Dothideomycetes genera {{Dothideomycetes-stub