Leptorhaphis is a genus of lichens in the family Naetrocymbaceae.[2] Members of the genus Leptorhaphis are commonly called birchbark dot lichens.[3][4]

Leptorhaphis
"Leptorhaphis epidermidis" growing on paper birch along the roadside near Cedarville, Michigan
Leptorhaphis epidermidis growing on paper birch along the roadside near Cedarville, Michigan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Naetrocymbaceae
Genus: Leptorhaphis
Körb. (1855)
Species

L. atomaria
L. epidermidis
L. haematommatum
L. laricis
L. maggiana
L. novae-guineae
L. opuntiicola
L. tremulae

Synonyms[1]
  • Campylacia A.Massal. ex Beltr. (1858)
  • Endophis Norman(1852)
  • Leptomycorhaphis Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
  • Leptorhaphiomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
  • Microtheliomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
  • Mycoleptorhaphis Cif. & Tomas. (1953)

Species edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Synonymy. Current Name: Leptorhaphis Körb., Syst. lich. germ. (Breslau): 371 (1855)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ^ Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl:10481/76378. S2CID 249054641.
  3. ^ "Name Search Results - USDA PLANTS". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Leptorhaphis - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 19 November 2018.