''Sarcogyne'' 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
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
Acarosporaceae
The Acarosporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Acarosporales. Members of this family have a widespread distribution, and are mostly lichenized with green algae. According to a 2021 estimate, the family contains 11 genera and about 260 spe ...
.
It was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by German botanist
Julius von Flotow
Julius von Flotow; full name- Julius Christian Gottlieb Ulrich Gustav Georg Adam Ernst Friedrich von Flotow (9 March 1788 – 15 August 1856) was a German military officer and a botanist specialized in lichenology and bryology.
Von Flotow was bor ...
in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign ''
Sarcogyne clavus'' as the
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
of the genus, "as it represents the original concept of Sarcogyne as having melanized lecideine apothecia without algae in the margin".
Species
,
Species Fungorum accepts 26 species of ''Sarcogyne''.
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Sarcogyne albothallina''
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Sarcogyne alcesensis''
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Sarcogyne arenosa''
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Sarcogyne bernardinensis''
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Sarcogyne brunnea''
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Sarcogyne canadensis''
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Sarcogyne canberrensis''
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Sarcogyne clavus''
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Sarcogyne convexa''
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Sarcogyne crustacea''
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Sarcogyne desolata''
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Sarcogyne endopetrophila''
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Sarcogyne hypophaea''
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Sarcogyne iridana''
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Sarcogyne lapponica''
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Sarcogyne magnispora''
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Sarcogyne maritima''
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Sarcogyne meridionalis''
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Sarcogyne mitziae''
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Sarcogyne molongloensis''
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Sarcogyne oceanica''
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Sarcogyne paradoxa''
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Sarcogyne parviascifera''
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Sarcogyne porphyricola''
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Sarcogyne praetermissa''
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Sarcogyne pruinosa''
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Sarcogyne reebiae''
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Sarcogyne regularis''
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Sarcogyne saphyniana''
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Sarcogyne sekikaica''
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Sarcogyne similis''
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Sarcogyne squamosa''
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Sarcogyne terrulenta''
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Sarcogyne tholifera''
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Sarcogyne ulleungdoensis''
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Sarcogyne wheeleri''
Gallery
Image:Sarcogyne_regularis_(EU1).jpg, '' Sarcogyne regularis'' (section of apothecium; reddish part parasitized, hyaline normal)
References
Acarosporales
Lecanoromycetes genera
Lichen genera
Taxa named by Julius von Flotow
Taxa described in 1850
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