Bryocaulon

Bryocaulon
Bryocaulon divergens herbarium specimen, originally found growing on a sandy ridge (on soil) at Meade River, Alaska by Allen C. Skorepa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Bryocaulon Kärnefelt (1986)
Type species
Bryocaulon divergens (Ach.) Kärnefelt (1986)
Species
B. hyperboreum B. pseudosatoanum B. satoanum

Bryocaulon is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in north temperate regions, and contains three species.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Swedish lichenologist Ingvar Kärnefelt in 1986.[2]

See also

• List of Parmeliaceae genera

References

1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
2. Kärnefelt, Ingvar (1986). "The genera Bryocaulon, Coelocaulon and Cornicularia and formerly associated taxa". Opera Botanica. 86: 1–90.