Staurothele

Staurothele
Staurothele elenkinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Verrucariales
Family: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Staurothele
Norman (1852)
Type species
Staurothele clopima
(Wahlenb.) Th.Fr. (1852)
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Goidanichia Tomas. & Cif. (1952)
  • Goidanichiomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
  • Paraphysorma A.Massal. (1852)
  • Polyblastiomyces E.A.Thomas (1939)
  • Sphaeromphale A.Massal. (1854)
  • Stigmatomma Körb. (1855)

Staurothele is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. It has about 40 species.[1] When the fungus is part of a lichen, the genus of lichen is commonly called rock pimples.[2]: 352 

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wijayawardene et al. 2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2