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Protothelenella
Protothelenella is a genus of fungi in the family Protothelenellaceae. It contains 11 species, some of which form lichens. Protothelenella species have a crustose thallus with spherical to pear-shaped, dark brown to blackish perithecia. Microscopic characteristics of the genus include bitunicate asci with an amyloid tholus, and ascospores that are colourless and contain multiple internal partitions. Some species grow on acidic substrates including rocks, soil, bryophytes, plant detritus or rotten wood. Other species are lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling),...
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Protothelenella corrosa
speciesProtothelenella corrosa
Protothelenella sphinctrinoidella
speciesProtothelenella sphinctrinoidella
Protothelenella polytrichi
speciesProtothelenella polytrichi
Protothelenella sphinctrinoides
speciesProtothelenella sphinctrinoides
Protothelenella croceae
speciesProtothelenella croceae
Protothelenella santessonii
speciesProtothelenella santessonii
Protothelenella pluriseptata
speciesProtothelenella pluriseptata
Protothelenella petri
speciesProtothelenella petri
Protothelenella xylina
speciesProtothelenella xylina
Protothelenella leucothelia
speciesProtothelenella leucothelia
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 175375.