Aciculopsora

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Aciculopsora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Ramalinaceae
Genus: Aciculopsora
Aptroot & Trest (2006)
Type species
Aciculopsora salmonea
Aptroot & Trest (2006)
Species

A. cinerea
A. longispora
A. srilankensis

Aciculopsora is a genus of lichens in the family Ramalinaceae.[1] It was circumscribed by lichenologists André Aptroot and Marie Trest in 2006.[2]

Species[edit]

The taxon Aciculopsora salmonea Aptroot & Trest (2006), originally assigned as the type species of the genus, was later determined to be synonymous with Aciculopsora longispora.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin N.; Hyde, Kevin D.; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten; Liu, Jian Kui; Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N.; Ekanayaka, Anusha H.; Tian, Qing; Phookamsak, Rungtiwa (2018). "Outline of Ascomycota: 2017". Fungal Diversity. 88 (1): 167–263. doi:10.1007/s13225-018-0394-8. S2CID 7485476.
  2. ^ Aptroot, A.; Umaña, L.; Chaves, J.L.; Trest, M.T. (2006). "A first assessment of the Ticolichen biodiversity inventory in Costa Rica: three new squamulose genera (Lecanorales: Ramalinaceae and Pilocarpaceae)". Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 100: 617–624.
  3. ^ a b Kistenich, Sonja; Bendiksby, Mika; Weerakoon, Gothamie (2020). "A revision of the genus Aciculopsora (Ramalinaceae), with the description of one new species and one new combination" (PDF). Plant and Fungal Systematics. 65 (1): 200–209. doi:10.35535/pfsyst-2020-0015.