''Pyrenocarpon'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
lichenized fungi
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[Lichinaceae
The Lichinaceae are a family of ascomycete fungi. Most species are lichenized with cyanobacteria, and have a distribution largely in temperate regions.
Taxonomy
The family was circumscribed in 1854 by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander. H ...]
. It is monotypic, containing the single species ''Pyrenocarpon thelostomum''.
References
External links
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Pyrenocarpon' at
Index Fungorum
Lichinomycetes
Lichen genera
Taxa described in 1855
Taxa named by Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon
Monotypic Ascomycota genera
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