Name:		Helocarpon Th. Fr., Lichenes Arctoi (1860) page 278 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Micarea Fr.
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Pilocarpaceae Zahlbr. [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 Helocarpon arcticum H. Magn. Helocarpon corticola Breuss Helocarpon crassipes Th. Fr. Helocarpon gelatinosum (Flörke) M. Choisy Helocarpon granulosum (Ehrh.) M. Choisy Helocarpon lesdainii (Zahlbr.) Breuss Helocarpon pulverulum (Th. Fr.) Türk & Hafellner Helocarpon sapineum (Fr.) M. Choisy Helocarpon viridescens (Schrad.) M. Choisy
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]