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Sphinctrina

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Sphinctrina is a genus of lichenicolous fungi, usually not lichenized, in the family Sphinctrinaceae. Its species are most commonly parasitic on lichens of the genus Pertusaria.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumAscomycota
  3. ClassEurotiomycetes
  4. OrderMycocaliciales
  5. FamilySphinctrinaceae
Observations65

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
678
With media
40
Family
Sphinctrinaceae
Collections
US, UFRGS, MAINE, WIS, MEL, FH
Recorded in
Mexico, Brasil, United States, Kenya, Australia, Russian Federation, Venezuela, Uruguay

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Sphinctrinaceae
Image
Sphinctrina turbinata.jpg
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taxon name
Sphinctrina
taxon rank
genus
taxonomic type
Sphinctrina turbinata
taxon common name
sphinctrina lichen
Commons category
Sphinctrina
taxon author citation
Fr.
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Encyclopedic overview

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Sphinctrina is a genus of lichenicolous fungi, usually not lichenized, in the family Sphinctrinaceae. Its species are most commonly parasitic on lichens of the genus Pertusaria.

==Species== Sphinctrina anglica Sphinctrina benmargana Sphinctrina intermedia Sphinctrina leucopoda Sphinctrina ophioparmae Sphinctrina pallidella Sphinctrina paramerae Sphinctrina tubaeformis Sphinctrina turbinata

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