Encephalographa
| Encephalographa | |
|---|---|
| E. elisae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Eremithallales |
| Family: | Melaspileaceae |
| Genus: | Encephalographa A.Massal. (1854) |
| Species | |
|
E. anthracothecii | |
Encephalographa is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Melaspileaceae. It comprises three species characterized by their black, superficial ascomata (fruiting bodies) that form dense clusters, typically growing on rock surfaces. The genus is distinguished by its lirelliform (line-shaped) fruiting bodies with a narrow slit-like disk, and a dark exciple surrounding the spore-bearing hymenium. Originally proposed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1854, the genus has undergone several taxonomic revisions before molecular phylogenetics studies confirmed its placement in Melaspileaceae.