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Plectocarpon
Plectocarpon is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi in the family Lecanographaceae. The genus, which was established in 1825 by the French botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée, contains about 30 species that live as parasites on other lichens rather than forming their own independent body (thallus). These fungi are recognized by the small, wart-like swellings they create on their host lichens and by their distinctive dark fruiting bodies that often contain a green pigment that dissolves when treated with potassium hydroxide solution.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Plectocarpon lichenum
speciesPlectocarpon lichenum
Plectocarpon nashii
speciesPlectocarpon nashii
Plectocarpon scrobiculatae
speciesPlectocarpon scrobiculatae
Plectocarpon aequatoriale
speciesPlectocarpon aequatoriale
Plectocarpon nephromeum
speciesPlectocarpon nephromeum
Plectocarpon arthonioides
speciesPlectocarpon arthonioides
Plectocarpon macaronesiae
speciesPlectocarpon macaronesiae
Plectocarpon lambinonii
speciesPlectocarpon lambinonii
Plectocarpon cladoniae
speciesPlectocarpon cladoniae
Plectocarpon epiphyllum
speciesPlectocarpon epiphyllum
Plectocarpon triebeliae
speciesPlectocarpon triebeliae
Plectocarpon peltigerae
speciesPlectocarpon peltigerae
Plectocarpon linitae
speciesPlectocarpon linitae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 175428.