Name:		Aspidothelium Vain., (1890) page 190 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Secoligella (Müll. Arg.) Vain. (1896) Aspidopyrenium Vain. (1890) Patellonectria Speg. (1919) Porinopsis Malme (1928) Aspidopyrenis Clem. & Shear (1931) Aspidotheliomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Aspidotheliaceae Räsänen ex J.C. David & D. Hawksw. [Family] Dothideomycetes 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 Aspidothelium arachnoideum Lücking Aspidothelium cinerascens Vain. Aspidothelium cuyabense (Malme) P.M. McCarthy Aspidothelium fugiens (Müll. Arg.) Sant. Aspidothelium geminiparum (Malme) R. Sant. Aspidothelium gemmiferum Sérus. & Lücking Aspidothelium insigne Vain. Aspidothelium mirabile Lücking Aspidothelium ornatum Lücking Aspidothelium papillicarpum Lücking Aspidothelium scutellicarpum Lücking Aspidothelium trichothelioides Sérus. & Vezda Aspidothelium verruculosum R. Sant.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (1 record)
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]