Catolechia

Catolechia
Catolechia wahlenbergii
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Rhizocarpales
Family: Rhizocarpaceae
Genus: Catolechia
Flot. (1850)
Species:
C. wahlenbergii
Binomial name
Catolechia wahlenbergii
(Ach.) Flot. (1855)
Synonyms

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 the 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:

Habitat and distribution

In Nepal, Catolechia wahlenbergii has been reported at 4,500 m elevation in a compilation of published records; this reported range lies above the tree line used in the study.

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe. "Catolechia wahlenbergii". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Synonymy: Catolechia Flot., Bot. Ztg. 8(18): 367 (1850)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  4. ↑ Flotow, J. (1850). "Mikroskopische Flechtenstudien" [Lichen microscopic studies]. Botanische Zeitung (in German). 8: 361–369.
  5. ↑ "Record Details: Catolechia Flot., Bot. Ztg. 8(18): 367 (1850)". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Record Details: Catolechia pulchella A. Massal., Ric. auton. lich. crost. (Verona): 83 (1852)". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Baniya, Chitra Bahadur; Solhøy, Torstein; Gauslaa, Yngvar; Palmer, Michael W. (2010). "The elevation gradient of lichen species richness in Nepal". The Lichenologist. 42 (1): 83–96. doi:10.1017/S0024282909008627.