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Porocyphus
Sign in to savePorocyphus is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Porocyphaceae. The genus was established in 1855 by the German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber to distinguish certain lichens from the related genus Collema, based on differences in their reproductive structures. Porocyphus species are found worldwide and are characterised by their pore-like fruiting bodies and simple spores. They form dark, gelatinous crusts on rocks, soil, and bark.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 41
- With media
- 18
- Family
- Lichinaceae
- Collections
- US, MEL, COLO, UPS, UFMS
- Recorded in
- France, Australia, United States, Switzerland, Sweden, Brasil, CôTe D'Ivoire
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lichinaceae
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- taxon name
- Porocyphus
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- Dropkorst
- taxonomic type
- Porocyphus coccodes
- taxon author citation
- Körb.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
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Porocyphus is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Porocyphaceae. The genus was established in 1855 by the German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber to distinguish certain lichens from the related genus Collema, based on differences in their reproductive structures. Porocyphus species are found worldwide and are characterised by their pore-like fruiting bodies and simple spores. They form dark, gelatinous crusts on rocks, soil, and bark.
==Taxonomy==
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