Name:		Merismatium Zopf, Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicum Naturae Curiosorum 70 (1898) page 263 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Heterophracta (Sacc. & D. Sacc.) Theiss. & Syd. (1918) Phaeocyrtis Vain. (1921)
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Verrucariaceae Zenker [Family] Verrucariales Mattick ex D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. [Order] Chaetothyriomycetidae Doweld [Subclass] Eurotiomycetes 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 Merismatium cladoniicola Alstrup Merismatium coccisporum (Norman) Vouaux Merismatium decolorans (Rehm ex Arnold) Triebel Merismatium deminuta (Arnold) Cl. Roux & Nav.-Ros. Merismatium deminutum (Arnold) Nav.-Ros., Boqueras & Llimona Merismatium discrepans (J. Lahm) Triebel Merismatium heterophractum (Nyl.) Vouaux Merismatium lecanorae (Olive) Vouaux Merismatium lopadii (Anzi) Zopf Merismatium nigritellum (Nyl.) Vouaux Merismatium peregrinum (Flot.) Triebel Merismatium scammoecum Lettau Merismatium thamnoliicola Alstrup & E.S. Hansen
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]