Pyrenula

Pyrenula
Pyrenula pseudobufonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Pyrenulales
Family: Pyrenulaceae
Genus: Pyrenula
Ach.
Type species
Pyrenula nitida
(Weigel) Ach.

Pyrenula is a genus of lichenized fungi in the Pyrenulaceae family.[1] The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 200 species.[2]

References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet (Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany) 13: 1–58.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 585. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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