Coenogonium

Coenogonium
	Coenogonium linkii in Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Gyalectales
Family:	Coenogoniaceae; Stizenb. (1862)
Genus:	Coenogonium; Ehrenb. (1820)
Type species
	Coenogonium linkii; Ehrenb. (1820)
Synonyms
	Biatorinopsis Müll.Arg. (1881); Coenogoniomycella Cif. & Tomas. (1954); Coenogoniomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1954); Coenomycogonium Cif. & Tomas. (1954); Didymopycnomyces Cavalc. & A.A.Silva (1972); Dimerella Trevis. (1880); Flabellomyces Kobayasi (1982); Gyalecta sect. Lecaniopsis Vain. (1890); Gyalectella J.Lahm (1883); Holocoenis Clem. (1909); Lecaniopsis (Vain.) Zahlbr. (1926); Microphiale (Stizenb.) J.Steiner (1897); Mycocoenogonium Cif. & Tomas. (1954); Secoliga sect. Microphiale Stizenb. (1862);

Coenogonium is a genus of filamentous lichens in the monotypic family Coenogoniaceae. It has about 90 species. Most species are leaf-dwelling or grow on bark, although a few are known to grow on rocks under certain conditions, and some are restricted to growth on termite nests. The genus was circumscribed in 1820 by German naturalist Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.

Coenogonium has a worldwide distribution, with most species known from tropical areas. Most species grow in tropical rainforests in the shaded understorey. They typically grow on tree trunks, branches, lianas, and leaves.

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