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Trypethelium
Sign in to saveTrypethelium is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Trypetheliaceae. The widespread genus contains about 50 species predominantly found in tropical areas. Trypethelium was circumscribed by German botanist Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in 1804.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassDothideomycetes
- OrderTrypetheliales
- FamilyTrypetheliaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 487
- With media
- 240
- Family
- Trypetheliaceae
- Collections
- COLO, US, UFPE
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Australia, Ecuador, Guyana, United States, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Trypetheliaceae
- Image
- Trypethelium neogalbineum 195257.jpg
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- taxon name
- Trypethelium
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- trypelthelium lichen
- taxonomic type
- Trypethelium eluteriae
- Commons category
- Trypethelium
- taxon author citation
- Spreng.
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Encyclopedic overview
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Trypethelium is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Trypetheliaceae. The widespread genus contains about 50 species predominantly found in tropical areas. Trypethelium was circumscribed by German botanist Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in 1804.
==Species== Trypethelium astroideum – Bolivia Trypethelium eluteriae Trypethelium epileucodes Trypethelium globolucidum Trypethelium infraeluteriae Trypethelium luteolucidum Trypethelium medians Trypethelium muriforme – Brazil Trypethelium papillosum Trypethelium tolimense Trypethelium variolosum Trypethelium xanthoplatystomum – Bolivia
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