Eschatogonia

The genus Eschatogonia includes lichens with a {{lichengloss|squamulose}} thallus, meaning the body of the lichen is composed of small, scale-like lobes known as {{lichengloss|squamules}}. These squamules have a single layer of cortical (outer) tissue on both their upper and lower surfaces. The lichen's {{lichengloss|photobiont}}, or photosynthetic partner, is a green alga.

The apothecia (fruiting bodies) are {{lichengloss|sessile}} (directly attached to the surface without a stalk) and lack a {{lichengloss|thalline exciple}}, meaning they do not have a rim of thallus-derived tissue around them. The apothecia range in colour from flesh-toned (carneous) to reddish brown. Each ascus (spore-producing sac) within the apothecia typically contains eight spores. These spores are colourless and {{lichengloss|fusiform}}, meaning they are spindle-shaped, tapering at both ends.

• Eschatogonia angustiloba {{au|Timdal (2008)}} – Peru
• Eschatogonia dissecta {{au|Timdal & R.Sant. (2008)}} – Peru
• Eschatogonia granulosorediata {{au|M.M.E.Alves, Aptroot & M.Cáceres (2014)}} – Brazil
• Eschatogonia marivelensis {{au|(Vain.) Kalb (2004)}}
• Eschatogonia minuta {{au|Timdal & R.Sant. (2008)}} – Peru
• Eschatogonia prolifera {{au|(Mont.) R.Sant. (1988)}} – Kenya, Tanzania, West Africa and tropical America
• Eschatogonia triptophyllina {{au|(Nyl.) Kalb (2004)}}

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{{Catalogue of Life |id=CD9V3 |title=Eschatogonia |access-date=25 October 2024}}

{{cite journal |last1=Kalb |first1=K. |year=2004 |title=New or otherwise interesting lichens. II |journal=Bibliotheca Lichenologica |volume=88 |pages=301–329}}

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{{cite journal |last1=Timdal |first1=E. |year=2008 |title=Studies on Eschatogonia (Ramalinaceae) in Peru |journal=The Lichenologist |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=31–38 |doi=10.1017/S0024282908007457}}

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Category:Ramalinaceae

Category:Lecanorales genera

Category:Lichen genera

Category:Taxa described in 1853

Category:Taxa named by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon