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Bactrospora
Sign in to saveBactrospora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi of uncertain familial placement in the order Arthoniales. These lichens grow as thin crusts on tree bark in shaded, humid environments and are distinguished by their unusually long, needle-like spores that often break apart into smaller pieces. Species in the genus are found worldwide, particularly in tropical and temperate forests where they help form part of the diverse bark-dwelling lichen community.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassArthoniomycetes
- OrderArthoniales
- FamilyRoccellaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 45
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Roccellaceae
- Collections
- ASU, NY, MIN, FLAS, MEL, DUKE
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Trinidad And Tobago, Netherlands, Spain, Mexico, Brasil, Germany
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Roccellaceae
- Image
- Bactrospora brevispora - Flickr - pellaea.jpg
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- taxon author citation
- A. Massal.
- taxon name
- Bactrospora
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Bactrospora
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
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Bactrospora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi of uncertain familial placement in the order Arthoniales. These lichens grow as thin crusts on tree bark in shaded, humid environments and are distinguished by their unusually long, needle-like spores that often break apart into smaller pieces. Species in the genus are found worldwide, particularly in tropical and temperate forests where they help form part of the diverse bark-dwelling lichen community.
==Taxonomy==
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