Trichothelium
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| Trichothelium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Gyalectales |
| Family: | Porinaceae |
| Genus: | Trichothelium Müll.Arg. (1885) |
| Type species | |
| Trichothelium epiphyllum Müll.Arg. (1885) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Trichothelium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Porinaceae. It has an estimated 40 species.[2] The genus was circumscribed by the Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1885, with Trichothelium epiphyllum assigned as the type species.[3]