''Villophora'' is a

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in the subfamily Teloschistoideae of the family

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. It has 9 species. The genus was

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in 2013 by Ulrik Søchting, Ulf Arup, and Patrik Frödén. They assigned ''

Villophora isidioclada ''Villophora'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Teloschistoideae of the family Teloschistaceae. It has 9 species. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 2013 by Ulrik Søchting, Ulf Arup, and Patrik Frödén ...

'' as the type, and at that time, only species in the genus. This lichen, previously classified in ''

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'', is found in South America, Antarctica, and some subantarctic islands. Several additional species were added to the genus in 2021. The generic name ''Villophora'' means "carrying filaments".

Species

*'' Villophora darwiniana'' *'' Villophora erythrosticta'' *''

'' *'' Villophora maulensis'' *'' Villophora microphyllina'' *'' Villophora onas'' *'' Villophora patagonica'' *'' Villophora rimicola'' *'' Villophora wallaceana''

References

Teloschistales Lichen genera Taxa described in 2013 Teloschistales genera Taxa named by Ulrik Søchting Taxa named by Patrik Frödén Taxa named by Ulf Arup {{Teloschistales-stub