Biology:Loxosporopsis

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Short description: Single-species genus of lichen

Loxosporopsis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Pertusariales
Family: Pertusariaceae
Genus: Loxosporopsis
Henssen (1995)
Species:
L. corallifera
Binomial name
Loxosporopsis corallifera
Brodo, Henssen & Imshaug (1995)

Loxosporopsis is a fungal genus in the family Pertusariaceae. The genus is monotypic,[1] containing the single crustose lichen species Loxosporopsis corallifera, found in northwestern North America.[2]

References

  1. Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. 
  2. "A new isidiate crustose lichen in northwestern North America". Scripta Lichenologica – Lichenological Papers Dedicated to Antonín Vezda. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 58. Berlin, Stuttgart: J. Cramer. 1995. pp. 27–41. 

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