''Staurothele'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
saxicolous
A saxicolous lichen is a lichen that grows on rock. The prefix "sax" from the Latin means "rock" or "stone".
Characteristics
Saxicolous lichens exhibit very slow growth rates. They may develop on rock substrates for long periods of time, give ...
(rock-dwelling),
crustose lichen
Crustose lichens are lichens that form a crust which strongly adheres to the substrate (soil, rock, tree bark, etc.), making separation from the substrate impossible without destruction. The basic structure of crustose lichens consists of a cor ...
s in the family
Verrucariaceae. It has about 40 species.
When the fungus is part of a
lichen, the genus of lichen is
commonly called rock pimples.
[Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ]
Species
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Staurothele alboterrestris''
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Staurothele ambrosiana''
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Staurothele arctica''
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Staurothele areolata''
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Staurothele bacilligera''
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Staurothele caesia''
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Staurothele clopima''
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Staurothele dendritica''
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Staurothele desquamescens''
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Staurothele drummondii''
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Staurothele elenkinii''
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Staurothele fissa''
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Staurothele frustulenta''
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Staurothele geoica''
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Staurothele guestphalica''
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Staurothele honghensis''
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Staurothele hymenogonia''
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Staurothele nemorum''
– USA
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Staurothele oxneri''
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Staurothele pulvinata''
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Staurothele rufa''
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Staurothele rugosa''
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Staurothele rugulosa''
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Staurothele rupifraga''
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Staurothele septentrionalis''
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Staurothele succedens''
References
Verrucariales
Eurotiomycetes genera
Lichen genera
Taxa described in 1852
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