Parasiphula
| Parasiphula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Subdivision: | Pezizomycotina |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Pertusariales |
| Family: | Coccotremataceae |
| Genus: | Parasiphula Kantvilas & Grube (2006) |
| Type species | |
| Parasiphula fragilis (Hook. f. & Taylor) Kantvilas & Grube (2006) | |
| Species | |
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P. comata | |
Parasiphula is a genus of lichens in the Pertusariales order.[1] The genus was circumscribed in 2006, and contains seven species that are known from cool to cold latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere.[2]
References
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ↑ Grube M, Kantvilas G. (2006). "Siphula represents a remarkable case of morphological convergence in sterile lichens". Lichenologist 38 (3): 241–9. doi:10.1017/S0024282906005500.