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Pyrenocarpon
Sign in to savePyrenocarpon is a fungal genus in the family Lichinaceae. It is monospecific, containing the single species Pyrenocarpon thelostomum, a lichen. This rare lichen is found only in shaded stream beds in parts of Britain, including Exmoor, the Pennines, and the Scottish Highlands. It was first described as a distinct genus in 1855 by the Italian lichenologist Vittore Trevisan based on its unique waxy fruiting structures. The species grows as a thin, reddish-brown crust on hard rocks that are kept constantly wet by flowing water.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Pyrenocarpon is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Index Fungorum, Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon and fungi.
It is catalogued under topics including Lichen genera, Lichinomycetes and Lichinomycetes genera.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLichinomycetes
- OrderLichinales
- FamilyLichinaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Lichinaceae
- Collections
- US, TLE
- Recorded in
- Guyana, Venezuela, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lichinaceae
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- taxon name
- Pyrenocarpon
- taxon rank
- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Ecology
- References
Pyrenocarpon is a fungal genus in the family Lichinaceae. It is monospecific, containing the single species Pyrenocarpon thelostomum, a lichen. This rare lichen is found only in shaded stream beds in parts of Britain, including Exmoor, the Pennines, and the Scottish Highlands. It was first described as a distinct genus in 1855 by the Italian lichenologist Vittore Trevisan based on its unique waxy fruiting structures. The species grows as a thin, reddish-brown crust on hard rocks that are kept constantly wet by flowing water.
==Taxonomy==
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