Teloschistes

Teloschistes is a genus of lichens in the family Teloschistaceae. It was circumscribed by Norwegian botanist Johannes Musaeus Norman in 1852. The name of the genus means "split ends".

Teloschistes
Teloschistes flavicans
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Teloschistes
Norman (1853)
Type species
Teloschistes flavicans
(Sw.) Norman (1853)
Species

T. capensis
T. chrysophthalmus
T. fasciculatus
T. flavicans
T. inflatus
T. sieberianus
T. spinosus
T. velifer
T. xanthoroides

Synonyms
  • Borrera Ach. (1809)
  • Tenorea Tornab. (1848)
  • Niorma A.Massal. (1861)
  • Theloschistes Th.Fr. (1861)
  • Teloschistomyces Cif. & E.A.Thomas (1953)
  • Theloschistomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
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