Halegrapha mucronata

Halegrapha mucronata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Graphidales
Family: Graphidaceae
Genus: Halegrapha
Species:
H. mucronata
Binomial name
Halegrapha mucronata
(Stirt.) Lücking (2011)
Synonyms
List
  • Graphis mucronata Stirt. (1876)
  • Phaeographis mucronata (Stirt.) Zahlbr. (1923)
  • Platygramme mucronata (Stirt.) A.W.Archer (2006)
  • Graphis aulacothecia C.Knight (1882)
  • Phaeographis australiensis Müll.Arg. (1882)
  • Phaeographis cinerascens Müll.Arg. (1882)
  • Phaeographis inscripta Müll.Arg. (1882)
  • Phaeographis subcompulsa Müll.Arg. (1882)

Halegrapha mucronata is a species of bark-dwelling script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It forms a whitish-grey crust on tree bark and produces dense, black, slit-like fruiting bodies. The species has a complex taxonomic history, having been placed in several different genera before being transferred to Halegrapha in 2011. It occurs in Australia and New Zealand, where it is common in coastal scrub and woodland.

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