Biology:Sclerophora

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Short description: Genus of lichens

Sclerophora
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Coniocybomycetes
Order: Coniocybales
Family: Coniocybaceae
Genus: Sclerophora
Chevall. (1826)
Species
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Sclerophora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Coniocybaceae.[1] Largely restricted to temperate latitudes, three of its species have been reported in North America.[2]

Species

(As of March 2023), Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 4 species of Sclerophora:[3]

  • Sclerophora farinacea (Chevall.) Chevall. (1826)
  • Sclerophora pallida (Pers.) Y.J.Yao & Spooner (1999)
  • Sclerophora peronella (Ach.) Tibell (1984)
  • Sclerophora sanguinea (Tibell) Tibell (1984)

References

  1. Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K. et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358798332. 
  2. Goward, Trevor; Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests Research (1999) (in en). The Lichens of British Columbia: Fruticose species. Ministry of Forests Research Program. ISBN 9780772639615. https://books.google.com/books?id=zEtFAQAAIAAJ&q=%22restricted+primarily%22. 
  3. "Sclerophora". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019/details/species/id/64553. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10664154 entry