Christmas lichens, comma lichens, and allies
Arthoniaceae
The Arthoniaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Arthoniales. Species have a widespread distribution, but are especially prevalent in tropical areas. Collectively, the family has a highly variable ecology, some species lichenized with green algae, and others lichenicolous—growing on other lichens. Species can grow on leaves, bark and rock. The genus was first described by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach in 1841.
23 branches of this family, most-observed first
Christmas lichens
genusHerpothallon
Wreath Lichens
genusCryptothecia
Comma Lichens
genusArthonia
Coniocarpon
genusConiocarpon
Diarthonis
genusDiarthonis
Arthothelium
genusArthothelium
Inoderma
genusInoderma
Pachnolepia
genusPachnolepia
Felipes
genusFelipes
Reichlingia
genusReichlingia
Synarthonia
genusSynarthonia
Sporodophoron
genusSporodophoron
Bryostigma
genusBryostigma
Coniarthonia
genusConiarthonia
Tylophoron
genusTylophoron
Sagenidiopsis
genusSagenidiopsis
Stirtonia
genusStirtonia
Snippocia
genusSnippocia
Briancoppinsia
genusBriancoppinsia
Myriostigma
genusMyriostigma
Allarthothelium
genusAllarthothelium
Crypthonia
genusCrypthonia
Eremothecella
genusEremothecella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 117928.