''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens 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

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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 ''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Acarosporaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign '' Sarcogyne clavus'' as the type species In zoologica ...

'' as the type species 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''. *'' Sarcogyne albothallina'' *'' Sarcogyne alcesensis'' *'' Sarcogyne arenosa'' *''

Sarcogyne bernardinensis ''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Acarosporaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign ''Sarcogyne clavus'' as the type species of the genus ...

'' *'' Sarcogyne brunnea'' *'' Sarcogyne canadensis'' *'' Sarcogyne canberrensis'' *''

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Sarcogyne convexa ''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Acarosporaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign ''Sarcogyne clavus'' as the type species of the genus ...

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Sarcogyne crustacea ''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Acarosporaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign ''Sarcogyne clavus'' as the type species of the genus ...

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Sarcogyne desolata ''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Acarosporaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign ''Sarcogyne clavus'' as the type species of the genus ...

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Sarcogyne endopetrophila ''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Acarosporaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign ''Sarcogyne clavus'' as the type species of the genus ...

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Sarcogyne hypophaea ''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Acarosporaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign ''Sarcogyne clavus'' as the type species of the genus ...

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Sarcogyne iridana ''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Acarosporaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign ''Sarcogyne clavus'' as the type species of the genus ...

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Sarcogyne lapponica ''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Acarosporaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign ''Sarcogyne clavus'' as the type species of the genus ...

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Sarcogyne magnispora ''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Acarosporaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign ''Sarcogyne clavus'' as the type species of the genus ...

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Sarcogyne maritima ''Sarcogyne maritima'' is a species of crustose lichen in the family Acarosporaceae. Found in Australia, it was described as a new species in 2017 by lichenologists John Elix and Patrick McCarthy. The type specimen was collected on Werri Bea ...

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Sarcogyne meridionalis ''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Acarosporaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign ''Sarcogyne clavus'' as the type species of the genus ...

'' *'' Sarcogyne mitziae'' *'' Sarcogyne molongloensis'' *'' Sarcogyne oceanica'' *'' Sarcogyne paradoxa'' *'' Sarcogyne parviascifera'' *'' Sarcogyne porphyricola'' *'' Sarcogyne praetermissa'' *'' Sarcogyne pruinosa'' *'' Sarcogyne reebiae'' *''

Sarcogyne regularis ''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Acarosporaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign ''Sarcogyne clavus'' as the type species of the genus ...

'' *'' Sarcogyne saphyniana'' *''

Sarcogyne sekikaica ''Sarcogyne'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Acarosporaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. A proposal has been put forth in 2021 to assign ''Sarcogyne clavus'' as the type species of the genus ...

'' *'' Sarcogyne similis'' *'' Sarcogyne squamosa'' *'' Sarcogyne terrulenta'' *'' Sarcogyne tholifera'' *'' Sarcogyne ulleungdoensis'' *'' Sarcogyne wheeleri''

Gallery

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'' (section of apothecium; reddish part parasitized, hyaline normal)

References

Acarosporales Lecanoromycetes genera Lichen genera Taxa named by Julius von Flotow Taxa described in 1850 {{Lecanoromycetes-stub