Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Arthoniales	Family: Arthoniaceae
Species: Arthonia atra (Pers.) A. Schneid.

Synonyms:

Opegrapha atra Opegrapha atra f. nigrata Opegrapha atra f. tenuior Opegrapha atra var. arthonioidea Opegrapha atra var. cerasi Opegrapha atra var. denigrata Opegrapha atra var. hapalea Opegrapha atra var. nigrata Opegrapha atra var. parallela Opegrapha atra var. rimosa Opegrapha atra var. stenocarpa Opegrapha cerasi Opegrapha denigrata Opegrapha nimbosa Opegrapha rimosa Opegrapha stenocarpa Opegrapha stenocarpa var. hapalea Opegrapha vulgata f. stenocarpa Spiloma variolosum

Common Name:

A Lichen parasite

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Wood (2) Soil (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: June (6) September (1)