''Porpidia'' 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 ...

crustose lichen Crustose lichens are lichens that form a crust which strongly adheres to the Substrate (biology), substrate (soil, rock, tree bark, etc.), making separation from the substrate impossible without destruction. The basic structure of crustose lichen ...

s in the family

Lecideaceae The Lecideaceae are a family of lichens in the order Lecideales (Ascomycota, class Lecanoromycetes). Genera According to a recent (2022) estimate, the Lecideaceae comprise 29 genera and about 260 species. The following list indicates the genus n ...

Taxonomy

''Porpidia'' was

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by the German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855, with ''Porpidia trullisata'' designated as the

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Species

, Species Fungorum accepts 38 species of ''Porpidia'': *''

Porpidia albocaerulescens ''Porpidia'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Lecideaceae. Taxonomy ''Porpidia'' was circumscribed by the German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855, with ''Porpidia trullisata'' designated as the type species. Species ...

'' *'' Porpidia cinereoatra'' *'' Porpidia contraponenda'' *''

Porpidia crustulata ''Porpidia'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Lecideaceae. Taxonomy ''Porpidia'' was circumscribed by the German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855, with ''Porpidia trullisata'' designated as the type species. Species ...

'' *'' Porpidia degelii'' *'' Porpidia flavicunda'' *'' Porpidia flavocruenta'' - Austria, the British Isles, Scandinavia, Iceland, and North America (Alaska) *'' Porpidia grisea'' *'' Porpidia hydrophila'' *'' Porpidia hypostictica'' – China *'' Porpidia irrigua'' *'' Porpidia islandica'' - Scotland and Iceland *'' Porpidia littoralis'' – Australia *'' Porpidia lowiana'' *'' Porpidia macrocarpa'' *'' Porpidia melinodes'' *''

Porpidia nadvornikiana ''Porpidia'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Lecideaceae. Taxonomy ''Porpidia'' was circumscribed by the German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855, with ''Porpidia trullisata'' designated as the type species. Species ...

'' *'' Porpidia navarina'' – Chile *'' Porpidia ochrolemma'' *'' Porpidia pachythallina'' - British Isles *'' Porpidia platycarpoides'' *'' Porpidia rugosa'' *'' Porpidia shangrila'' – China *'' Porpidia soredizodes'' *'' Porpidia speirea'' *'' Porpidia squamosa'' – China *'' Porpidia stephanodes'' *'' Porpidia striata'' - British Isles *'' Porpidia submelinodes'' – Antarctica *'' Porpidia subsimplex'' *'' Porpidia superba'' *'' Porpidia thomsonii'' *'' Porpidia trullisata'' *'' Porpidia tuberculosa'' *'' Porpidia ulleungdoensis'' –

Ulleungdo Ulleungdo (also spelled Ulreungdo; Hangul: , ) is a South Korean island 120 km (75 mi) east of the Korean Peninsula in the Sea of Japan, formerly known as the Dagelet Island or Argonaut Island in Europe. Volcanic in origin, the rocky s ...

, South Korea *'' Porpidia umbonifera'' *'' Porpidia vulcanoides'' *'' Porpidia zeoroides'' In addition, one additional species is accepted by Mycobank: *'' Porpidia seakensis'' –

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

References

Lecideales Lecideales genera Lichen genera Taxa named by Gustav Wilhelm Körber Taxa described in 1855 {{Lecanoromycetes-stub