''Tephromela'' 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
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[Tephromelataceae
The Tephromelataceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. The family was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Josef Hafellner in 1984. Tephromelataceae comprises the genera '' Tephromela'', '' Calvitimela'', '' Mycoblastu ...]
. There are about 25 species in this widespread genus.
Species
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Tephromela alectoronica''
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Tephromela antarctica''
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Tephromela arafurensis''
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Tephromela atra
''Tephromela atra'' is a species of lichen in the family Tephromelataceae. It has a worldwide distribution.
Synonyms
''Tephromela atra'' has many synonym since many previously described species have been reclassified as ''T. atra.'' These includ ...
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Tephromela atrocaesia''
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Tephromela atroviolacea''
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Tephromela austrolitoralis''
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Tephromela baudiniana'' – Australia
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Tephromela bourgeanica''
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Tephromela buelliana''
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Tephromela bullata''
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Tephromela bunyana''
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Tephromela connivens''
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Tephromela disciformis''
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Tephromela disjuncta''
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Tephromela erosa''
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Tephromela eviolacea''
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Tephromela follmannii''
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Tephromela gigantea''
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Tephromela globularis''
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Tephromela granularis''
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Tephromela grumosa''
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Tephromela immersa''
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Tephromela isidiosa''
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Tephromela korundensis''
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Tephromela lignicola'' – Falkland Islands
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Tephromela lillipillensis''
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Tephromela lirellina''
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Tephromela lucifraga''
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Tephromela lucifuga''
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Tephromela matogrossensis''
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Tephromela minor''
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Tephromela neobunyana''
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Tephromela nothofagi'' – Australia
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Tephromela olivetorica''
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Tephromela pacifica''
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Tephromela parasitica''
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Tephromela pertusarioides''
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Tephromela physodica''
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Tephromela priestleyi''
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Tephromela promontorii''
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Tephromela rhizophorae''
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Tephromela rimosula''
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Tephromela skottsbergii''
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Tephromela sorediata''
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Tephromela stenosporonica''
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Tephromela superba''
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Tephromela territoriensis''
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Tephromela variabilis''
References
Lecanorales
Lecanorales genera
Lichen genera
Taxa described in 1929
Taxa named by Maurice Choisy
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