Biology:Tylophoropsis (lichen)

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Short description: Single-species genus of lichen-forming fungus

Tylophoropsis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Caliciales
Family: Caliciaceae
Genus: Tylophoropsis
Sambo (1938), illegitimate homonym, not Tylophoropsis N.E.Br. 1894 (Apocynaceae)
Species:
T. nyeriana
Binomial name
Tylophoropsis nyeriana
Sambo (1938)

Tylophoropsis is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae, although the placement in this family is uncertain.[1][2] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Tylophoropsis nyeriana, a lichen found in Africa.

References

  1. "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet 13: 1–58. December 2007. http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp. 
  2. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. 2008. p. 710. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 

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