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Pterygiopsis
Sign in to savePterygiopsis is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lichinaceae. It contains 12 species. These lichens form thin, blackish crusts that cling tightly to rock surfaces, especially in damp seepage zones or along stream margins, and develop pinpoint brown disc-like fruiting bodies on their surface. The genus is typically found in semi-aquatic to fully aquatic habitats, where the lichens lack distinct outer protective layers but have a slightly gelatinous texture when wet.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 41
- With media
- 55
- Family
- Lichinaceae
- Collections
- COLO, US, NCU, UFRGS, UC, WIS
- Recorded in
- United States, Brasil, Chile, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lichinaceae
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- taxon name
- Pterygiopsis
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- pterygiopsis lichen
- taxonomic type
- Pterygiopsis atra
- taxon author citation
- Vain.
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- Ecology
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Pterygiopsis is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lichinaceae. It contains 12 species. These lichens form thin, blackish crusts that cling tightly to rock surfaces, especially in damp seepage zones or along stream margins, and develop pinpoint brown disc-like fruiting bodies on their surface. The genus is typically found in semi-aquatic to fully aquatic habitats, where the lichens lack distinct outer protective layers but have a slightly gelatinous texture when wet.
==Taxonomy==
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