| Aspidothelium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Thelenellales |
| Family: | Thelenellaceae |
| Genus: | Aspidothelium Vain. (1890) |
| Type species | |
| Aspidothelium cinerascens Vain. (1890)
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Aspidothelium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Thelenellaceae.[1] All species in the genus have a tropical distribution and are crustose with a chlorococcoid photobiont partner. Most Aspidothelium species are foliicolous (leaf-dwelling), although some corticolous (bark-dwelling) species are known, as well as a single saxicolous (rock-dwelling) member.[2]