''Melaspilea'' is a
genus
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of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[lichenicolous fungi
A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen as the host. A lichenicolous fungus is not the same as the fungus that is the component of the lichen, which is known as a lichenized fungus. They are most commonly specific to ...]
in the family
Melaspileaceae.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by Finnish lichenologist
William Nylander
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in 1857.
Species
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Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
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Melaspilea amota''
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Melaspilea arthonioides''
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Melaspilea atacamensis''
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Melaspilea atroides''
– Europe
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Melaspilea bagliettoana''
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Melaspilea chilena
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
– South America
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Melaspilea congregans''
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Melaspilea congregantula''
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Melaspilea constrictella''
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Melaspilea coquimbensis''
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Melaspilea diplasiospora''
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Melaspilea enteroleuca''
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Melaspilea galligena''
– Russia
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Melaspilea gemella''
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Melaspilea granitophila''
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Melaspilea hyparctica
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
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Melaspilea interjecta
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander
William Andrew Michael Junior Nylander Altelius (born 1 May 1996) is a ...
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Melaspilea lecideopsoidea
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
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Melaspilea leciographoides
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
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Melaspilea lekae''
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Melaspilea lentiginosa''
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Melaspilea lentiginosula''
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Melaspilea leucina''
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Melaspilea mangrovei''
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Melaspilea microcarpa''
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Melaspilea ochrothalamia
''Melaspilea'' is a genus of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1857.
Species
*'' Melaspilea amarkantakensis''
*'' Melaspilea amota''
* ...
''
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Melaspilea opegraphoides''
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Melaspilea santiagensis''
– South America
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Melaspilea saxicola''
– South America
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Melaspilea stellaris''
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Melaspilea sudzuhensis''
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Melaspilea tucumana''
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Melaspilea urceolata''
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Melaspilea zerovii''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10580981
Dothideomycetes genera
Lichen genera
Lichenicolous fungi
Taxa described in 1857
Taxa named by William Nylander (botanist)
Dothideomycetes