''Pyrrhospora'' is a

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in the family

Lecanoraceae The Lecanoraceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution. Taxonomy Lecanoraceae was circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855. Genera According ...

. The genus was

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by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855, with ''

Pyrrhospora quernea ''Pyrrhospora'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. The genus was circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855, with '' Pyrrhospora quernea'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pyrrhospo ...

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Species

*'' Pyrrhospora bhutanensis'' *''

Pyrrhospora chlororphnia ''Pyrrhospora'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. The genus was circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855, with '' Pyrrhospora quernea'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pyrrhospo ...

'' *'' Pyrrhospora endaurantia'' *'' Pyrrhospora fuscisidiata'' *'' Pyrrhospora luminescens'' *'' Pyrrhospora palmicola'' –

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Pyrrhospora rubiginans ''Pyrrhospora'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. The genus was circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855, with '' Pyrrhospora quernea'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pyrrhospo ...

'' Several species that were once classified in ''Pyrrhospora'' have since been transferred to the genus '' Ramboldia''. These include: *''Pyrrhospora amagiensis'' (now '' Ramboldia amagiensis'') *''Pyrrhospora arandensis'' (now '' Ramboldia arandensis'') *''Pyrrhospora aurantiaca'' (now '' Ramboldia aurantiaca'') *''Pyrrhospora aurea'' (now '' Ramboldia aurea'') *''Pyrrhospora bullata'' (now '' Ramboldia bullata'') *''Pyrrhospora cinnabarina'' (now '' Ramboldia cinnabarina'') *''Pyrrhospora elabens'' (now '' Ramboldia elabens'') *''Pyrrhospora gowardiana'' (now '' Ramboldia gowardiana'') *''Pyrrhospora griseococcinea'' (now '' Ramboldia griseococcinea'') *''Pyrrhospora laeta'' (now '' Ramboldia laeta'') *''Pyrrhospora lusitanica'' (now '' Ramboldia lusitanica'') *''Pyrrhospora manipurensis'' (now '' Ramboldia manipurensis'') *''Pyrrhospora petraeoides'' (now '' Ramboldia petraeoides'') *''Pyrrhospora russula'' (now '' Ramboldia russula'') *''Pyrrhospora sanguinolenta'' (now '' Ramboldia sanguinolenta'') *''Pyrrhospora subcinnabarina'' (now '' Ramboldia subcinnabarina'')

References

Lecanoraceae Lichen genera Lecanorales genera Taxa named by Gustav Wilhelm Körber Taxa described in 1855 {{Lecanorales-stub