Graphis (fungi)
Encyclopedia
Graphis is a genus
of lichen
ized fungi in the family Graphidaceae
. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains 386 species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of lichen
Lichen
Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner , usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium...
ized fungi in the family Graphidaceae
Graphidaceae
The Graphidaceae are a family of fungi in the order Ostropales.-Genera:*Acanthothecis*Anomalographis*Anomomorpha*Carbacanthographis*Diorygma*Dyplolabia*Fissurina*Glyphis*Graphis*Gymnographa...
. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains 386 species.
Selected species
- Graphis alboscriptaGraphis alboscriptaGraphis alboscripta commonly known as White Script Lichen is a species of epiphytic lichen that is endemic to the west coast of Scotland. Nationally rare, its distribution is confined to hazel woodlands....
- Graphis analoga
- Graphis cycasicola
- Graphis eimeoensis
- Graphis elegans
- Graphis elixiana
- Graphis glaucescens
- Graphis gloriosensis
- Graphis mexicana
- Graphis mucronata
- Graphis pseudoanaloga
- Graphis pseudosophistica
- Graphis saxorum
- Graphis scripta
- Graphis virescens