Catolechia
| Catolechia | |
|---|---|
| Catolechia wahlenbergii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Rhizocarpales |
| Family: | Rhizocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Catolechia Flot. (1850) |
| Species: | C. wahlenbergii |
| Binomial name | |
| Catolechia wahlenbergii | |
| Synonyms | |
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Catolechia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Rhizocarpaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Catolechia wahlenbergii. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850. He did not assign a type species for the genus; Catolechia pulchella A.Massal. (1852) was designated as the type by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855. This species is synonymous with Catolechia wahlenbergii.
Several species that were originally described as a member of Catolechia have since been transferred to other genera. Examples include:
- Catolechia flavovirescens Flot. (1849) = Arthrorhaphis citrinella
- Catolechia glomerulans Müll.Arg. (1892) = Monerolechia glomerulans
- Catolechia lactea A.Massal. (1852) = Buellia lactea
- Catolechia marginulata Müll.Arg. (1892) = Buellia marginulata
- Catolechia moriopsis A.Massal. (1852) = Orphniospora moriopsis
- Catolechia pyxinoides Müll.Arg. (1861) = Pyxine pyxinoides
- Catolechia subcoronata Müll.Arg. (1892) = Buellia subcoronata
- Catolechia tenuis Müll.Arg. (1861) = Dimelaena tenuis
- Catolechia wahlenbergii ß alpina (Schaer.) Flot. (1849) = Bellemerea alpina