Name:		Herpothallon Tobler, Flora 131 (1937) page 446 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Cryptothecia Stirt.
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Arthoniaceae Rchb. [Family] Arthoniales Henssen ex D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. [Order] Arthoniomycetidae [Subclass] Arthoniomycetes 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 Herpothallon australasicum (Elix) Elix & G. Thor Herpothallon granulare (Sipman) Aptroot & Lücking Herpothallon granulosum Jagadeesh & G.P. Sinha Herpothallon isidiatum Jagadeesh & G.P. Sinha Herpothallon sanguineum (Sw.) Tobler
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]