Name:		Oropogon Th. Fr., (1861) page 49 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Atestia Trevis. (1861)
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Parmeliaceae Zenker [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 Oropogon aliphaticus Essl. Oropogon americanus Essl. Oropogon asiaticus Asahina Oropogon atranorinus Essl. Oropogon barbaticus Essl. Oropogon bicolor Essl. Oropogon bolivianus Essl. Oropogon byssaceus Essl. Oropogon caespitosus Essl. Oropogon cinereus Essl. Oropogon colibor Essl. Oropogon diffractaicus Essl. Oropogon fissuratus Essl. Oropogon formosanus Asahina Oropogon granulosus Essl. Oropogon halei Essl. Oropogon herzogii Essl. Oropogon imperforatus Essl. Oropogon lateralis Essl. Oropogon lopezii Essl. Oropogon lorobic Essl. Oropogon loxensis (Fée) Th. Fr. Oropogon macilentus Essl. Oropogon maurus Essl. Oropogon mexicanus Essl. Oropogon orientalis (Gyeln.) Essl. Oropogon parietinus Essl. Oropogon pendulus Essl. Oropogon pseudoloxensis Essl. Oropogon salazinicus Essl. Oropogon satoanus Essl. Oropogon secalonicus Essl. Oropogon sperlingii Essl. Oropogon striatulus Essl. Oropogon tanakae Asahina Oropogon venezuelensis Essl. Oropogon yunnanensis Essl.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (4 records)
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]