Catolechia

Catolechia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Rhizocarpaceae. It is a monotypic genus,^[3] containing the single species Catolechia wahlenbergii. The genus was circumscribed by the German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850.^[4] He did not assign a type species for the genus; Catolechia pulchella A.Massal. (1852) was designated as the type by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855.^[5] This species is synonymous with Catolechia wahlenbergii.^[6]

Division:Ascomycota

Class:Lecanoromycetes

Order:Rhizocarpales

Family:Rhizocarpaceae

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Catolechia
Catolechia wahlenbergii
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Rhizocarpales
Family:	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus:	Catolechia Flot. (1850)
Species:	C. wahlenbergii
Binomial name
Catolechia wahlenbergii (Ach.) Flot. (1855)
Synonyms[2]
Dimaura Norman (1852) Xanthopsis Acloque (1893)

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Several species that were originally described as a member of Catolechia have since been transferred to other genera. Examples include:

• Catolechia flavovirescens Flot. (1849) = Arthrorhaphis citrinella
• Catolechia glomerulans Müll.Arg. (1892) = Monerolechia glomerulans
• Catolechia lactea A.Massal. (1852) = Buellia lactea
• Catolechia marginulata Müll.Arg. (1892) = Buellia marginulata
• Catolechia moriopsis A.Massal. (1852) = Orphniospora moriopsis
• Catolechia pyxinoides Müll.Arg. (1861) = Pyxine pyxinoides
• Catolechia subcoronata Müll.Arg. (1892) = Buellia subcoronata
• Catolechia tenuis Müll.Arg. (1861) = Dimelaena tenuis
• Catolechia wahlenbergii ß alpina (Schaer.) Flot. (1849) = Bellemerea alpina