Lepraria

Lepraria é um gênero de líquens crustosos leprosos (pulverulentos) que crescem em seu substrato como manchas de grãos de pó granulares, compactados e farinhentos.[1][2] Os membros do gênero são comumente chamados de líquens de pó.[2]:305[3][4] O corpo vegetativo principal (talo) é constituído por aglomerados de sorédios (pequenas bolas de algas envoltas em fungos).[2] Não existem mecanismos conhecidos para a reprodução sexuada, contudo, os membros do género continuam a especiar.[1][2] Algumas espécies podem formar lóbulos marginais e apresentar uma aparência escamosa.[2] Devido à simplicidade morfológica do talo e à ausência de estruturas sexuais, a composição dos produtos liquênicos (isto é, metabolitos secundários produzidos pelos líquenes) são características importantes para distinguir entre espécies semelhantes em Lepraria.[5]

Espécies

Até janeiro de 2025, Species Fungorum (no Catalogue of Life) aceita 85 espécies de Lepraria.

Lepraria finkii
Lepraria harrisiana
Lepraria lanata
Lepraria xerophila

 

  • Lepraria achariana Flakus & Kukwa (2007)[6] – América do Sul
  • Lepraria alba (Roth) Ach. (1799)
  • Lepraria albicans (Th.Fr.) Lendemer & B.P.Hodk. (2013)
  • Lepraria alpina (B.de Lesd.) Tretiach & Baruffo (2006)
  • Lepraria alternata Elix (2013)[7] – Austrália
  • Lepraria arbuscula (Nyl.) Lendemer & B.P.Hodk. (2013)
  • Lepraria atlantica Orange (2001)[8]
  • Lepraria aurescens Orange & Wolseley (2005)[9] – Tailândia
  • Lepraria barbatica Lendemer (2010)[10]
  • Lepraria bergensis Tønsberg (2002)[11]
  • Lepraria borealis Loht. & Tønsberg (1994)[12]
  • Lepraria brasiliensis Elix, A.A.Spielm. & Øvstedal (2010)
  • Lepraria brodoi Lendemer & Tønsberg (2014)[13] – América do Norte
  • Lepraria cacuminum (A.Massal.) Kümmerl. & Leuckert (1995)
  • Lepraria caesiella R.C.Harris (2005)[14]
  • Lepraria caesioalba (B.de Lesd.) J.R.Laundon (1992)[15]
  • Lepraria celata Slav.-Bay. (2006)[16]
  • Lepraria chileana Grewe, Barcenas-Peña, R.Diaz & Lumbsch (2021)[17] – Chile
  • Lepraria congesta (Nyl.) Lendemer & B.P.Hodk. (2013)
  • Lepraria crassissima (Hue) Lettau (1958)[18]
  • Lepraria cryophila Lendemer (2010)[10]
  • Lepraria cryptovouauxii Kukwa, Flakus & Guzow-Krzemińska (2019)[19]
  • Lepraria cupressicola (Hue) J.R.Laundon (2008)[20]
  • Lepraria dibenzofuranica Elix (2008)[21] – Austrália
  • Lepraria diffusa (J.R.Laundon) Kukwa (2002)
  • Lepraria disjuncta Lendemer (2010)[10]
  • Lepraria ecorticata (J.R.Laundon) Kukwa (2006)
  • Lepraria elobata Tønsberg (1992)[22]
  • Lepraria finkii (B.de Lesd.) R.C.Harris (1985)
  • Lepraria friabilis Lendemer, K.Knudsen & Elix (2008)[23]
  • Lepraria gelida Tønsberg & Zhurb. (2006)[24]
  • Lepraria glaucosorediata Flakus & Kukwa (2009)[25]
  • Lepraria goughensis Elix & Øvstedal (2005)[26]
  • Lepraria gracilescens (Nyl.) Lendemer & B.P.Hodk. (2013)
  • Lepraria granulata Slav.-Bay. (2007)[27] – Europa Oriental e Central
  • Lepraria granulosa Slav.-Bay. (2007)
  • Lepraria harrisiana Lendemer (2012)[28]
  • Lepraria hodkinsoniana Lendemer (2011)
  • Lepraria humida Slav.-Bay. & Orange (2006)[16]
  • Lepraria impossibilis Sipman (2004)
  • Lepraria incana (L.) Ach. (1803)
  • Lepraria indica Rajesh Bajpai & Upreti (2018)[29] – Índia
  • Lepraria isidiata (Llimona) Llimona & A.Crespo (2004)
  • Lepraria jackii Tønsberg (1992)[22]
  • Lepraria juanfernandezii M.Kukwa (2019)[30]
  • Lepraria lanata Tønsberg (2007)[31]
  • Lepraria larrainiana Lendemer (2010)[32] – Chile
  • Lepraria lecanorica Tønsberg (2004)[33]
  • Lepraria lendemeri Bungartz, Elix, G.Hillmann & Kalb (2013)
  • Lepraria leprolomopsis Diederich & Sérus. (1997)[34]
  • Lepraria leuckertiana (Zedda) L.Saag (2009)
  • Lepraria lobata Elix & Kalb (2006)[35] – Austrália
  • Lepraria lobificans Nyl. (1873)
  • Lepraria maderensis Kukwa & Flakus (2011)
  • Lepraria malouina Øvstedal (2012)[36]Ilhas Malvinas
  • Lepraria membranacea (Dicks.) Vain. (1921)
  • Lepraria methylbarbatica Elix (2008)
  • Lepraria multiacida Aptroot (2002)[37] – Brasil
  • Lepraria neojackii Flakus & Kukwa (2007)[6] – South America
  • Lepraria neozelandica Barcenas-Peña, Grewe & Lumbsch (2021)[17] – Nova Zelândia
  • Lepraria nigrocincta Diederich, Sérus. & Aptroot (1997)
  • Lepraria nivalis J.R.Laundon (1992)[15]
  • Lepraria normandinoides Lendemer & R.C.Harris (2007)
  • Lepraria nothofagi Elix & Kukwa (2010)[38]
  • Lepraria nylanderiana Kümmerl. & Leuckert (1995)[39]
  • Lepraria ohmiensis Kashiw., Keis. Kobay. & K.H.Moon (2009)[40] – Japão
  • Lepraria oxybapha Lendemer (2012)[41]
  • Lepraria pacifica Lendemer (2011)[42]
  • Lepraria pallida Sipman (2004)[43]
  • Lepraria pseudoarbuscula (Asahina) Lendemer & B.P.Hodk. (2013)
  • Lepraria pulchra Orange & Wolseley (2005)[9] – Tailândia
  • Lepraria rigidula (B.de Lesd.) Tønsberg (1992)[22]
  • Lepraria salazinica Tønsberg (2007)[31]
  • Lepraria santosii Argüello & A.Crespo (2006)[44]
  • Lepraria sekikaica Elix (2011)[45] – Austrália
  • Lepraria sipmaniana (Kümmerl. & Leuckert) Kukwa (2002)
  • Lepraria squamatica Elix (2006)[46] – Austrália
  • Lepraria subalbicans (I.M.Lamb) Lendemer & B.P.Hodk. (2013)
  • Lepraria sulphurella Räsänen (1949)
  • Lepraria svalbardensis Tønsberg (2009)
  • Lepraria sylvicola Orange (2006)[16]
  • Lepraria tenella (Tuck.) Lendemer & B.P.Hodk. (2013)
  • Lepraria toilenae Kantvilas & Kukwa (2006)[47]
  • Lepraria torii Pérez-Ort. & T.Sprib. (2009)[48]
  • Lepraria umbricola Tønsberg (1992)[22]
  • Lepraria ulrikii Grewe, Barcenas-Peña, R.Diaz & Lumbsch (2021)[17] – Australásia
  • Lepraria vouauxii (Hue) R.C.Harris (1987)
  • Lepraria xanthonica Lendemer (2010)[10]
  • Lepraria xerophila Tønsberg (2004)[49]
  • Lepraria zeorinica (L.Saag) Kukwa (2009)

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