Phacopsis vulpina | |
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Phacopsis vulpina galls on Letharia spp. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Phacopsis |
Species: | P. vulpina
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Binomial name | |
Phacopsis vulpina
Tul. (1852)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Phacopsis vulpina is a species of lichenicolous ( lichen-dwelling) fungus in the family Parmeliaceae, and the type species of the genus Phacopsis. It was formally described as a new species in 1852 by French mycologist Edmond Tulasne. [2] The fungus is restricted to the genus Letharia as a host and consequently has a Northern Hemisphere distribution. Externally, it is somewhat similar in appearance to P. lethariellae, but P. vulpina does not have a brown hypothecium (the area of tissue in the apothecium immediately below the sub hymenium). [3]
Phacopsis vulpina | |
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Phacopsis vulpina galls on Letharia spp. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Phacopsis |
Species: | P. vulpina
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Binomial name | |
Phacopsis vulpina
Tul. (1852)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Phacopsis vulpina is a species of lichenicolous ( lichen-dwelling) fungus in the family Parmeliaceae, and the type species of the genus Phacopsis. It was formally described as a new species in 1852 by French mycologist Edmond Tulasne. [2] The fungus is restricted to the genus Letharia as a host and consequently has a Northern Hemisphere distribution. Externally, it is somewhat similar in appearance to P. lethariellae, but P. vulpina does not have a brown hypothecium (the area of tissue in the apothecium immediately below the sub hymenium). [3]