Name:		Arthrospora Th. Fr., Gen. Heterolich. (1861) page 88 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Arthrosporum A. Massal.
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Ramalinaceae C. Agardh [Family] Lecanorales Nannf. [Order] Lecanoromycetidae P.M. Kirk, P.F. Cannon, J.C. David & Stalpers ex Miądl., Lutzoni & Lumbsch [Subclass] Lecanoromycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Arthrospora acclinoides (Nyl.) anon. Arthrospora ascaridiella (Nyl.) H. Olivier Arthrospora chlorococca (Graewe ex Stenh.) H. Olivier Arthrospora cinerea (Schaer.) H. Olivier Arthrospora frigoris Nilson Arthrospora mesoidea (Nyl.) Arnold Arthrospora populorum Massal. Arthrospora squamulosa Arthrospora subacclinis
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
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]