''Pyrenodesmia'' 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 ...
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.[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 ...]
in the family
Teloschistaceae
The Teloschistaceae are a large family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family, estimated to contain over 1800 species, was extensively revised in 2013, including the creation o ...
.
It has 23 species. The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
in 1852 by Italian lichenologist
Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo
Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo (13 May 1824 – 25 May 1860) was an Italian paleobotanist and lichenologist. He was born in Tregnago in the Province of Verona and took a great interest in botany as a young man. Massalongo joined the faculty of med ...
.
Species
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Pyrenodesmia aetnensis''
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Pyrenodesmia albopruinosa''
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Pyrenodesmia albopustulata''
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Pyrenodesmia alociza''
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Pyrenodesmia aractina''
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Pyrenodesmia badioreagens''
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Pyrenodesmia bicolor''
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Pyrenodesmia bullata''
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Pyrenodesmia ceracea''
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Pyrenodesmia chalybaea''
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Pyrenodesmia concreticola''
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Pyrenodesmia duplicata''
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Pyrenodesmia erodens''
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Pyrenodesmia haematites''
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Pyrenodesmia micromarina''
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Pyrenodesmia micromontana''
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Pyrenodesmia microstepposa''
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Pyrenodesmia molariformis''
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Pyrenodesmia peliophylla''
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Pyrenodesmia pratensis''
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Pyrenodesmia tianshanensis''
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Pyrenodesmia variabilis''
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Pyrenodesmia viridirufa''
References
Teloschistales
Lichen genera
Teloschistales genera
Taxa described in 1853
Taxa named by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo
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