Asterothyrium is a genus of leaf-dwelling lichens in the family Gomphillaceae.[3]

Asterothyrium
Asterothyrium decipiens on leaves of Persea, North Carolina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Graphidales
Family: Gomphillaceae
Genus: Asterothyrium
Müll.Arg. (1890)[1]
Type species
Asterothyrium argenteum
Müll.Arg. (1890)
Synonyms[2]

Species

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As of July 2024, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 13 species of Asterothyrium:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Hennings P. (1904). "Fungi Africae orientalis III". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 34: 39–57.
  2. ^ "Synonymy: Asterothyrium Müll. Arg., Lich. Epiph. Novi: 12 (1890)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  3. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  4. ^ "Asterothyrium". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 17 July 2024.