Tylophoropsis (lichen)

Tylophoropsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13: 1–58.
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 710. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.


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