| Lithothelium | |
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| Lithothelium hyalosporum; scale bar = 0.5 mm | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Pyrenulales |
| Family: | Pyrenulaceae |
| Genus: | Lithothelium Müll.Arg. (1885) |
| Type species | |
| Lithothelium cubanum Müll.Arg. (1885) | |
| Synonyms | |
Lithothelium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pyrenulaceae. Most of the species are found in tropical climates, and are usually corticolous (bark-dwelling) or saxicolous (rock-dwelling). The genus was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1885.
Species
- Lithothelium austropacificum P.M.McCarthy (1996) – Lord Howe Island
- Lithothelium bermudense F.Berger, LaGreca & Aptroot (2016) – Bermuda
- Lithothelium cubanum Müll.Arg. (1885)
- Lithothelium echinatum Aptroot (2006) – China
- Lithothelium filisporum (Patw., Makhija & D.Rane) Kr.P.Singh & G.P.Sinha (2010)
- Lithothelium fluorescens Aptroot & Sipman (2008)
- Lithothelium fugax (Müll.Arg.) Aptroot (2006)
- Lithothelium grossum Aptroot (2006) – China
- Lithothelium hieroglyphicum Aptroot (2007) – Australia
- Lithothelium hyalosporum (Nyl.) Aptroot (1991)
- Lithothelium illotum (Vain.) Aptroot (1991)
- Lithothelium immersum Aptroot & M.Cáceres (2015)
- Lithothelium insulare Makhija & Adaw. (2001) – India
- Lithothelium kantvilasii P.M.McCarthy (2015) – Australia
- Lithothelium obtectum (Müll.Arg.) Aptroot (1991)
- Lithothelium phaeosporum (R.C.Harris) Aptroot (1991)
- Lithothelium quadrisporum Aptroot (2006) – Thailand
- Lithothelium quiescens P.M.McCarthy (2001) – Christmas Island
References
- "Synonymy: Lithothelium Müll. Arg., Bot. Jb. 6: 386 (1885)". Species Fungorum]. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- 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:1854/LU-8660838.
- Müller, J. (1885). "Pyrenocarpeae Cubenses a cl. C. Wright lectae". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (in Latin). 6: 375–421.
- McCarthy, P.M. (1996). "Lithothelium austropacificum sp. nov. (Pyrenulaceae) from Lord Howe Island, Australia". The Lichenologist. 28 (3): 290–294. doi:10.1017/s0024282996000369. S2CID 84921314.
- Berger, Franz; LaGreca, Scott; Aptroot, André (2016). "Lithothelium bermudense sp. nov., a new saxicolous lichen from Bermuda". Mycotaxon. 131 (3): 527–533. doi:10.5248/131527.
- ^ Aptroot, André (2006). "Three new species of Lithothelium (Pyrenulaceae) from China and Thailand, with a revised world key and annotated list of species". The Lichenologist. 38 (6): 541–548. doi:10.1017/s0024282906005913. S2CID 86408414.
- Aptroot, André (2007). "New species, combinations, lectotypifications and synonyms in Australia Pyrenulaceae". Australasian Lichenology. 60: 34–41.
- Makhija, Urmila; Adawadkar, Bharati (2001). "Contributions to the lichen flora of the Lakshadweep (Laccadive) Islands, India". The Lichenologist. 33 (6): 507–512. doi:10.1006/lich.2001.0346. S2CID 85896264.
- McCarthy, Patrick (2015). "A new species of Lithothelium (lichenized Ascomycota, Pyrenulaceae) from the Tarkine region, north-western Tasmania". Telopea. 18: 167–170. doi:10.7751/telopea8890.
- McCarthy, P.M. (2001). "The genus Lithothelium (Pyrenulaceae) in Christmas Island, Indian Ocean" (PDF). Australasian Lichenology. 49: 7–9.
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