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 in the family
Coccocarpiaceae
The Coccocarpiaceae are a family of lichen-forming in the order Peltigerales. There are three genera and about 60 species in the family. Species in this family have a widespread distribution, including boreal
Boreal may refer to:
Climatology a ...
. 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.
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by
Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet
Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (September 2, 1828, Guérigny – December 18, 1911, Paris) was a French botanist.
Life
Bornet studied medicine in Paris, and in 1886 became a member of the French Académie des sciences. With Gustave Thuret, he ...
in 1856.
Species
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Spilonema americanum
''Spilonema'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Coccocarpiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet in 1856.
Species
*'' Spilonema americanum''
*'' Spilonema japonicum''
*''Spilonema maritimum'' – ...
Spilonema maritimum
''Spilonema maritimum'' is a species of lichen in the family Coccocarpiaceae. Found in Alaska, it was described as a new species in 2020 by lichenologists Toby Spribille and Alan Fryday. The type specimen was collected in Juneau Borough, on the ...
Spilonema paradoxum
''Spilonema'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Coccocarpiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet in 1856.
Species
*'' Spilonema americanum''
*'' Spilonema japonicum''
*''Spilonema maritimum'' – ...
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Spilonema revertens
''Spilonema'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Coccocarpiaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet in 1856.
Species
*'' Spilonema americanum''
*'' Spilonema japonicum''
*'' Spilonema maritimum'' – ...