Tylophoropsis (lichen)
Appearance
Tylophoropsis | |
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Scientific 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
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Binomial name | |
Tylophoropsis nyeriana Sambo (1938)
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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
[edit]- ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13: 1–58.
- ^ 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.