''Sarcopyrenia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of lichenicolous ( lichen-dwelling)

fungi A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...

. It has 11 species. It is the only genus in Sarcopyreniaceae, a

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

in the order

Verrucariales Verrucariales is an order (biology), order of Ascomycota, ascomycetous fungi within the subclass Chaetothyriomycetidae of the class Eurotiomycetes. Although most of the Verrucariales are lichenised, the family Sarcopyreniaceae consists of 11 spec ...

. ''Sarcopyrenia'' was

circumscribed In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius. Not every po ...

by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1858, with '' Sarcopyrenia gibba'' assigned as the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

. Sarcopyreniaceae is one of the few families composed entirely of lichenicolous fungi.

Species

Host data is from Diederich, Lawrey, and Ertz's 2018 review of lichenicolous fungi. *'' Sarcopyrenia acutispora'' – on ''

Bagliettoa calciseda ''Bagliettoa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Bagliettoa'' species are endolithic, growing between the grains of solid ...

'' *'' Sarcopyrenia bacillosa'' – on

saxicolous lichen A saxicolous lichen is a lichen that grows on rock. The prefix "sax" from the Latin means "rock" or "stone". Characteristics Saxicolous lichens exhibit very slow growth rates. They may develop on rock substrates for long periods of time, giv ...

s *'' Sarcopyrenia bacillospora'' – on ''

Thelidium ''Thelidium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1855 by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo, who assigned '' Thelidium amylaceum'' as the type species In zoological n ...

'' and '' Verrucaria'' *'' Sarcopyrenia baetica'' – on '' Lecania'' cf. ''erysibe'' *'' Sarcopyrenia beckhausiana'' – on saxicolous lichens (mostly from family Verrucariaceae) *'' Sarcopyrenia calcarea'' *'' Sarcopyrenia cylindrospora'' – mostly on '' Aspicilia'' *'' Sarcopyrenia gibba'' – on saxicolous lichens *'' Sarcopyrenia lichinellae'' – on ''

Lichinella stipatula ''Lichinella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lichinaceae. It was circumscribed in 1872 by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander. Five species are accepted by Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life). Species * '' Lichinell ...

'' *'' Sarcopyrenia pluriseptata'' – on ''

Pyrenodesmia variabilis ''Pyrenodesmia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. It has 23 species. The genus was circumscribed in 1852 by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo (13 May 1824 – 25 Ma ...

'' *'' Sarcopyrenia sigmoideospora'' – on ''

Bagliettoa ''Bagliettoa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Bagliettoa'' species are endolithic An endolith or endolithic is ...

References

Eurotiomycetes Eurotiomycetes genera Taxa described in 1858 Taxa named by William Nylander (botanist) Lichenicolous fungi {{Sordariomycetes-stub