Name:		Porothelium Eschw., (1824) page 18, 26 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Porodothion Fr. (1825)
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Pyrenulales Fink 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 Porothelium album Eschw. Porothelium arthonioides Eschw. Porothelium bombycinum Speg. Porothelium cinereum Pat. Porothelium confusum Berk. & Broome Porothelium cubense Berk. & M.A. Curtis Porothelium friesii Fr. Porothelium hydnoideum Berk. Porothelium incanum (Kalchbr.) Sacc. Porothelium keithii Berk. & Broome Porothelium lacerum Fr. Porothelium melinostigma (G. Mey.) Eschw. Porothelium papillatum Peck Porothelium reticulatum Porothelium revivescens Berk. & M.A. Curtis Porothelium rufofuscum Eschw. Porothelium rugosum Berk. Porothelium stevensonii Berk. & Broome Porothelium subtile (Schrad.) Fr. Porothelium tenue Pat.
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]