Staurothele

Staurothele is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. It has about 40 species. When the fungus is part of a lichen, the genus of lichen is commonly called rock pimples.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Staurothele is referenced by 28 other articles, and connects out to fungi, International Standard Book Number and Wikidata.

It is catalogued under topics including Eurotiomycetes genera, Lichen genera and Taxa described in 1852.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassEurotiomycetes
OrderVerrucariales
FamilyVerrucariaceae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 682
With media: 399
Family: Verrucariaceae
Collections: ASU, NY, COLO, US, UTEP, WIS
Recorded in: United States, Peru, France, Thailand, Australia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Verrucariaceae
Image: Staurothele rugosa - Flickr - pellaea (2).jpg

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taxon name: Staurothele
taxon rank: genus
taxon common name: wart lichen
Commons category: Staurothele
taxonomic type: Staurothele clopima
taxon author citation: Norman

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Encyclopedic overview

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==Species== Staurothele alboterrestris Staurothele ambrosiana Staurothele arctica Staurothele areolata Staurothele bacilligera Staurothele caesia Staurothele clopima Staurothele dendritica Staurothele desquamescens Staurothele drummondii Staurothele elenkinii Staurothele fissa Staurothele frustulenta Staurothele geoica Staurothele guestphalica Staurothele honghensis Staurothele hymenogonia Staurothele nemorum – USA Staurothele oxneri Staurothele pulvinata Staurothele rufa Staurothele rugosa Staurothele rugulosa Staurothele rupifraga Staurothele septentrionalis Staurothele succedens

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