''Lichenoconium'' is a
genus
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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 ...
belonging to the family
Lichenoconiaceae.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
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
cosmopolitan distribution
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.
,
Species Fungorum accepts 16 species in ''Lichenoconium'':
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Lichenoconium aeruginosum''
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Lichenoconium cargillianum''
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Lichenoconium christiansenii''
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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 ...
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Lichenoconium edgewoodense''
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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 ' ...
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Lichenoconium follmannii''
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Lichenoconium hawksworthii''
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Lichenoconium laevisporum''
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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 ' ...
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Lichenoconium lichenicola''
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Lichenoconium parasiticum''
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Lichenoconium plectocarpoides''
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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''
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Lichenoconium usneae''
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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 ' ...
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References
Dothideomycetes
Lichenicolous fungi
Taxa named by Franz Petrak
Taxa named by Hans Sydow
Taxa described in 1927
Dothideomycetes genera
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