''Graphina'' is a

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of script lichens in the family

Graphidaceae The Graphidaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Graphidales. The family contains nearly a hundred genera and more than 2000 species. Although the family has a cosmopolitan distribution, most Graphidaceae species occur in tropic ...

. It has about 25 species. The genus was

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in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist

Johannes Müller Argoviensis Johann Müller (9 May 1828 – 28 January 1896) was a Swiss botanist who was a specialist in lichens. He published under the name Johannes Müller Argoviensis to distinguish himself from other naturalists with similar names. Biography Müller ...

. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a

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for the genus in his original publication; David Hawksworth proposed to designate ''

Graphina anguina ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indica ...

'' as a

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in 1981.

Species

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'' *'' Graphina austenensis'' *'' Graphina castanocarpa'' *''

Graphina colliculosa ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

'' *'' Graphina conferta'' *'' Graphina dimidiata'' *'' Graphina fissofurcata'' *''

Graphina glaucoderma ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina gracilescens ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina hiascens ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina insignis ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina laevigata ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina marcescens ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina palmicola ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina pauciloculata ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina platycarpa ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

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Graphina polyclades ''Graphina'' is a genus of script lichens in the family Graphidaceae. It has about 25 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis. Müller Argoviensis did not indicate a type species for the g ...

'' *'' Graphina repleta'' *'' Graphina rubens'' *'' Graphina sophistica'' *'' Graphina streblocarpa'' *'' Graphina subserpentina'' *'' Graphina subtartarea'' *'' Graphina subvestita''

References

Graphidaceae Graphidales genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 1880 Taxa named by Johannes Müller Argoviensis {{Ostropales-stub