''Sinuicella'' is a fungal genus in the family Peltigeraceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Sinuicella denisonii''. Both the genus and species were described as new to science in 2021 by Daphne Stone,

Bruce McCune Bruce Pettit McCune (born 1952) is an American lichenologist, botanist, plant ecologist, and software developer for analysis of ecological data. Biography McCune grew up in Cincinnati. He completed his freshman year of college at Lawrence Univers ...

, and Jolanta Miądlikowska. The type specimen was collected by the first author from Polk County, Oregon (USA), where it was found growing on the soil. It is only known to occur in the region of the

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. The lichen has a minute fruticose (bushy) grey to almost black thallus. The photobiont partner is a member of the

cyanobacteria Cyanobacteria (), also known as Cyanophyta, are a phylum of gram-negative bacteria that obtain energy via photosynthesis. The name ''cyanobacteria'' refers to their color (), which similarly forms the basis of cyanobacteria's common name, blu ...

l genus '' Nostoc''. The genus name ''Sinuicella'' refers to the cortical cells with curved protrusions in their outlines, somewhat resembling jigsaw puzzle pieces. The

specific epithet In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...

''denisonii'' honours mycologist William C. Denison, who was, according to the authors, "a pioneer in the use of lichens to monitor air quality in the United States."

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Peltigeraceae Peltigerales genera Taxa described in 2021 Taxa named by Bruce McCune Lichen genera {{Peltigerales-stub