Cratiria
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| Cratiria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Caliciaceae |
| Genus: | Cratiria Marbach (2000) |
| Type species | |
| Cratiria lauri-cassiae (Fée) Marbach (2000) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cratiria is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions,[2] and contains about 20 species.[3] The genus was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Bernhard Marbach in 2000, with Cratiria lauri-cassiae assigned as the type species.[4]
