Traponora
Introduction '''''Traponora''''' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2009 by Dutch lichenologist André Aptroot, with the Papua New Guinean ''Traponora asterella'' assigned as the type, and at that time, only species. Four newly described species were added to the genus in a 2009 publication, a species formerly in ''Pyrrhospora'' was transferred to the genus in 2017, and a new species from Australia added in 2018. ''Traponora'' lichens are predominantly from Australasia, with all species but one known to occur in Papua New Guinea.
Description ''Traponora'' species are small, inconspicuous lichens that grow on trees, and are often overlooked because of their diminutive size—with a thallus typically less than . ''Traponora'' produces small, lecideoid apothecia, meaning they lack algae and an amphithecium, and are typically black with a carbonaceous exciple (rim) and blackish disc. The apothecia often have a ragged margin, like those of genus ''Trapelia'', for which the genus are named. The asci are of the ''Lecanora''-type, and the ascospores are simple and thick walled. Although the genus has been tentatively assigned to the family Lecanoraceae owing to similarities in ascus structure, its true phylogenetic affiliations are not yet known with certainty.
Species , Species Fungorum accepts seven species of ''Traponora''. *''Traponora asterella''  – pantropical*''Traponora flavothallina''  – Australia*''Traponora fusca''  – Taiwan; Philippines*''Traponora globosa''  – Papua New Guinea*''Traponora macrospora''  – Papua New Guinea*''Traponora pallida''  – Papua New Guinea*''Traponora varians''  – Thailand
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