T. asterella T. flavothallina T. fusca T. globosa T. macrospora T. pallida T. varians Traponora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanoraceae.
[1] 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.
[6] 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 2 cm (0.8 in).
Traponora produces small, lecideoid apothecia, meaning they lack algae and an amphithecium, and are typically black with a carbonaceous exciple (rim) and blackish disc.
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.