Name:		Asterothyrium Müll. Arg., (1890) Seite 12 [Basionym]
Synonym(e):		Psorotheciella Sacc. & P. Syd. (1902) Stictoclypeolum Rehm (1904) Diplopeltopsis Henn. ex Höhn. (1911) Asterothyriomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953) Actinoteichus Cavalc. & Poroca (1971)
Status:		Gattung, flechtenbildend
Taxonomische Position:		Asterothyriaceae Walt. Watson ex R. Sant. [Familie] Ostropales Nannf. [Ordnung] Ostropomycetidae Reeb, Lutzoni & Cl. Roux [Unterklasse] Lecanoromycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Klasse] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Unterabteilung / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Abteilung / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Reich]
Zugehörige Taxa:		Arten Asterothyrium anomalum Kalb & Vězda Asterothyrium argenteum Müll. Arg. Asterothyrium decipiens (Rehm) R. Sant. Asterothyrium elmeri Vain. Asterothyrium hedbergii Kalb & Vězda Asterothyrium leptospermum Müll. Arg. Asterothyrium leptosporum Müll. Arg. Asterothyrium leucophthalmum (Müll. Arg.) R. Sant. Asterothyrium leucopthalmum (Müll. Arg.) Sant. Asterothyrium maculans Vain. Asterothyrium microsporum R. Sant. Asterothyrium midas Sant. Asterothyrium monosporum Müll. Arg. Asterothyrium naevium Vain. Asterothyrium octomerum R. Sant. Asterothyrium pittieri Müll. Arg. Asterothyrium robinsonii Vain. Asterothyrium rondoniense Bat. & H. Maia Asterothyrium rotuliforme (Müll. Arg.) Sérus. & J.R. De Sloover Asterothyrium septemseptatum Lücking Asterothyrium umbilicatum (Müll. Arg.) Müll. Arg. Asterothyrium uniseptatum Lücking Asterothyrium welwitschii Vain.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index [English language only] Datenbank biologischer Daten (4 Datensätze)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]