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Leucodecton
Sign in to saveLeucodecton is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. These lichens form thin, cream to pale brown crusts on bark or rock surfaces and reproduce through flask-shaped fruiting bodies that often appear in small, wart-like clusters. The genus currently includes more than 30 species found worldwide, with many recently described from tropical regions such as Sri Lanka and Costa Rica.
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 10 inbound references to Leucodecton, and connects out to fungi, Index Fungorum and Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo.
Vinony files it under Graphidaceae, Graphidales genera and Lichen genera.
Vinony links it to 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderOstropales
- FamilyGraphidaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 67
- With media
- 50
- Family
- Graphidaceae
- Collections
- US
- Recorded in
- Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Graphidaceae
Show 3 more facts
- taxon author citation
- A.Massal.
- taxon name
- Leucodecton
- taxon rank
- genus
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- References
Leucodecton is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. These lichens form thin, cream to pale brown crusts on bark or rock surfaces and reproduce through flask-shaped fruiting bodies that often appear in small, wart-like clusters. The genus currently includes more than 30 species found worldwide, with many recently described from tropical regions such as Sri Lanka and Costa Rica.
==Taxonomy==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leucodecton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.