Phyllobathelium
Phyllobathelium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Strigulaceae. It comprises eight species of foliicolous (leaf-dwelling, crustose lichens.
Taxonomy
The Swiss lichenologist Johannes Müller Argoviensis first proposed Phyllobathelium in 1883 as a section of the genus Bathelium. He promoted it to full genus status in 1890.Description
The main characteristic of the genus is the presence of black, amorphous to structures on the upper part of the wall of the perithecium.Species
, Species Fungorum accept eight species of Phyllobathelium:Phyllobathelium anomalum – EcuadorPhyllobathelium chlorogastricum – South AmericaPhyllobathelium epiphyllum Phyllobathelium firmum Phyllobathelium leguminosae Phyllobathelium megapotamicum Phyllobathelium nigrum – Australia; Fiji; JavaPhyllobathelium thaxteriTwo species once placed in this genus have since been transferred to Swinscowia:Phyllobathelium albolinitum = Swinscowia albolinitaPhyllobathelium obtectum = Swinscowia obtecta
Phyllobathelium nudum was transferred to the genus Phyllocraterina in 2013, and is now known as Phyllocraterina nuda.