Sarcopyrenia | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Verrucariales |
Family: |
Sarcopyreniaceae Nav.-Ros. & Cl.Roux (1998) |
Genus: |
Sarcopyrenia Nyl. (1858) |
Type species | |
Sarcopyrenia gibba Nyl. (1856)
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Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Sarcopyrenia is a genus of lichenicolous ( lichen-dwelling) fungi. It has 11 species. It is the only genus in Sarcopyreniaceae, a family in the order Verrucariales. [2] Sarcopyrenia was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1858, with Sarcopyrenia gibba assigned as the type species. [3] Sarcopyreniaceae is one of the few families composed entirely of lichenicolous fungi. [4]
Host data is from Diederich, Lawrey, and Ertz's 2018 review of lichenicolous fungi. [4]
Sarcopyrenia | |
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Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Verrucariales |
Family: |
Sarcopyreniaceae Nav.-Ros. & Cl.Roux (1998) |
Genus: |
Sarcopyrenia Nyl. (1858) |
Type species | |
Sarcopyrenia gibba Nyl. (1856)
| |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Sarcopyrenia is a genus of lichenicolous ( lichen-dwelling) fungi. It has 11 species. It is the only genus in Sarcopyreniaceae, a family in the order Verrucariales. [2] Sarcopyrenia was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1858, with Sarcopyrenia gibba assigned as the type species. [3] Sarcopyreniaceae is one of the few families composed entirely of lichenicolous fungi. [4]
Host data is from Diederich, Lawrey, and Ertz's 2018 review of lichenicolous fungi. [4]