''Staurothele'' 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
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
''Staurothele'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens 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 Californ ...
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Staurothele caesia''
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Staurothele clopima''
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Staurothele dendritica
''Staurothele'' is a genus of saxicolous (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 ...
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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
''Staurothele nemorum'' is a species of saxicolous lichen, saxicolous (rock-dwelling) lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. Found in the United States, it was species description, formally described as a new species in 2019 by Caleb Morse and Doug ...
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Staurothele oxneri
''Staurothele'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens 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 Californ ...
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Staurothele pulvinata
''Staurothele pulvinata'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), squamulose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. The lichen was first formally described in 1861 by Theodor Magnus Fries, as a member of genus '' Endocarpon''. The type speci ...
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Staurothele rufa
''Staurothele'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens 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 Californ ...
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Staurothele rugosa
''Staurothele'' is a genus of saxicolous lichen, saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. It has about 40 species. When the fungus is part of a lichen, the genus of lichen is List of common names of lichen gener ...
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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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