Arthrorhaphis | |
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Arthrorhaphis citrinella | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Family: |
Arthrorhaphidaceae Poelt & Hafellner (1976) |
Genus: |
Arthrorhaphis Th.Fr. (1860) |
Type species | |
Arthrorhaphis flavovirescens (
A.Massal.) Th.Fr. (1861)
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Synonyms [1] | |
Arthrorhaphis is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the monotypic family Arthrorhaphidaceae. It has 13 species. [2] The genus was circumscribed by Theodor Magnus Fries in 1860. The family was proposed by lichenologists Josef Poelt and Josef Hafellner in 1976. [3] Species in this family have a widespread distribution in temperate and montane habitats. They grow symbiotically with green algae, or parasitically on other lichens. [4] The family Arthrorhaphidaceae has an uncertain taxonomic placement in the class Lecanoromycetes; that is, it is incertae sedis with respect to ordinal placement. [2]