Chicitaea
| Chicitaea | |
|---|---|
| Chicitaea yueliangshanensis; scale: 1 mm | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Sarrameanales |
| Family: | Sarrameanaceae |
| Genus: | Chicitaea Guzow-Krzem., Kukwa & Lendemer (2024) |
| Type species | |
| Chicitaea lecanoriformis | |
| Species | |
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C. assateaguensis | |
Chicitaea is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Sarrameanaceae. Established in 2024, it comprises five species that grow as crusts on tree bark in forests across North America, Europe, Australia, China, and Thailand. The genus was separated from Loxospora based on molecular evidence and chemical differences, particularly the presence of 2'-O-methylperlatolic acid as the main secondary compound. The lichens appear in shades from pale grey-green to olive-grey and can reproduce through both vegetative structures (soredia or isidia) and, in one species, through sexual spore-producing structures (apothecia).