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Endocarpon
Sign in to saveEndocarpon is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), squamulose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. It comprises 23 species. The genus is characterised by its enclosed fruiting bodies (perithecia) embedded within the scales and its compartmentalised spores. Species in this genus typically grow on rocks, often in areas that experience periodic moisture.
Species
brick scale
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassEurotiomycetes
- OrderVerrucariales
- FamilyVerrucariaceae
Endocarpon Hedw. (wnętrznik) – rodzaj grzybów z rodziny brodawnicowatych (Verrucariaceae). Ze względu na współżycie z glonami zaliczany jest do grupy porostów.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 658
- With media
- 428
- Family
- Verrucariaceae
- Collections
- WIS, MEL, COLO, OBI, BRY, UC
- Recorded in
- France, Ethiopia, United States, Sweden, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Verrucariaceae
- Image
- Endocarpon petrolepideum-3.jpg
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- Commons category
- Endocarpon
- taxon name
- Endocarpon
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- chalice lichen
- taxon author citation
- Hedw.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- References
Endocarpon is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), squamulose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. It comprises 23 species. The genus is characterised by its enclosed fruiting bodies (perithecia) embedded within the scales and its compartmentalised spores. Species in this genus typically grow on rocks, often in areas that experience periodic moisture.
==Taxonomy==
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