''Oropogon'' 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 ...

lichen A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.ascomycete Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defi ...

s in the large family

Parmeliaceae The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2700 species in 71 genera, it is the largest family of lichen-forming fungi. The most speciose genera in the family are the well-known groups: '' Xanthoparmelia'' ( 822 ...

. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted

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. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed into the Parmeliaceae. All members of the genus have a

fruticose A fruticose lichen is a form of lichen fungi that is characterized by a coral-like shrubby or bushy growth structure. It is formed from a symbiotic relationship of a photobiont such as green algae or less commonly cyanobacteria and one, two or mor ...

growth form. The most obvious

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character which separates ''Oropogon'' from the rest of the family is the large brown, muriform

ascospore An ascus (; ) is the sexual spore-bearing cell produced in ascomycete fungi. Each ascus usually contains eight ascospores (or octad), produced by meiosis followed, in most species, by a mitotic cell division. However, asci in some genera or s ...

s (i.e. with transverse and longitudinal walls) that occur singly in each

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Species

*'' Oropogon aliphaticus'' *'' Oropogon americanus'' *'' Oropogon asiaticus'' *'' Oropogon atranorinus'' *'' Oropogon barbaticus'' *''

Oropogon bicolor ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted species. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed into the Pa ...

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Oropogon bolivianus ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted species. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed into the Pa ...

'' *'' Oropogon byssaceus'' *'' Oropogon caespitosus'' *''

Oropogon cinereus ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted species. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed into the Pa ...

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Oropogon colibor ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted species. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed into the Pa ...

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Oropogon diffractaicus ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted species. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed into the Pa ...

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Oropogon evernicus ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted species. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed into the Pa ...

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Oropogon fissuratus ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted species. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed into the Pa ...

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Oropogon formosanus ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted species. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed into the Pa ...

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Oropogon granulosus ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted species. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed into the Pa ...

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Oropogon halei ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycete Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest ...

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Oropogon herzogii ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted species. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed into the Pa ...

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Oropogon imperforatus ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted species. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed into the Pa ...

'' *'' Oropogon lateralis'' *''

Oropogon lopezii ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycota, ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted species. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed ...

'' *'' Oropogon lorobic'' *''

Oropogon loxensis ''Oropogon'' is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of roughly 40 currently accepted species. It was previously included in the family Alectoriaceae, but this group has since been subsumed into the Pa ...

'' *'' Oropogon macilentus'' *'' Oropogon maurus'' *'' Oropogon mexicanus'' *'' Oropogon orientalis'' *'' Oropogon parietinus'' *'' Oropogon pendulus'' *'' Oropogon protocetraricus'' *'' Oropogon pseudoloxensis'' *'' Oropogon salazinicus'' *'' Oropogon satoanus'' *'' Oropogon secalonicus'' *'' Oropogon sperlingii'' *'' Oropogon striatulus'' *'' Oropogon tanakae'' *'' Oropogon venezuelensis'' *'' Oropogon yunnanensis''

References

Parmeliaceae Lichen genera Lecanorales genera Taxa described in 1861 Taxa named by Theodor Magnus Fries {{Parmeliaceae-stub