Name:		Tricharia Fée, (1825) page lxxxviii, xcviii, ci [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Aciesia Bat. (1961) Microxyphiomyces Bat., Valle & Peres (1961) Setomyces Bat. & Peres (1961) Psathyromyces Bat. & Peres (1964)
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Gomphillaceae Walt. Watson ex Hafellner [Family] Ostropales Nannf. [Order] Ostropomycetidae Reeb, Lutzoni & Cl. Roux [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 Tricharia amazonum Vain. Tricharia carnea (Müll. Arg.) R. Sant. Tricharia leucothrix Fée Tricharia melanothrix Fée Tricharia membranula (Müll. Arg.) R. Lücking Tricharia orbicularis Kremp. Tricharia santessonii D. Hawksw. Tricharia triseptata R. Sant. Tricharia urceolata (Müll. Arg.) R. Sant. Tricharia vainioi R. Sant. Tricharia vulgaris (Müll. Arg.) R. Sant.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (39 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]