Hemigrapha

Hemigrapha
Hemigrapha nephromatis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Asterinales
Family: Hemigraphaceae
Genus: Hemigrapha
(Müll.Arg.) D.Hawksw. (1975)
Type species
Hemigrapha asteriscus
(Müll.Arg.) R.Sant. ex D.Hawksw. (1975)
Synonyms
  • Melanographa sect. Hemigrapha Müll.Arg. (1882)

Hemigrapha is a genus of fungi in the family Hemigraphaceae. The genus was established in 1975 and currently includes nine recognised species. These fungi are parasites that grow on other lichens, producing distinctive flat, star-shaped or elongated black fruiting bodies on their host's surface.