Lollipopaia
Encyclopedia
Lollipopaia is a genus
of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes
. The relationship of this taxon
to other taxa within the class is unknown (incertae sedis
). Also, the placement of this genus within the Dothideomycetes is uncertain.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes
Dothideomycetes
Dothideomycetes is the largest and most diverse class of ascomycete fungi. It comprises 11 orders 90 families, 1300 genera and over 19,000 known species. Traditionally, most of its members were included in the loculoascomycetes, which is not part of the currently accepted classification...
. The relationship of this taxon
Taxon
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to other taxa within the class is unknown (incertae sedis
Incertae sedis
, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
). Also, the placement of this genus within the Dothideomycetes is uncertain.