Mawsonia (fungus)
Encyclopedia
Mawsonia is a genus
of fungi within the Lichinaceae
family. This is a monotypic
genus, containing the single species Mawsonia harrissonii.
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 within the Lichinaceae
Lichinaceae
The Lichinaceae are a family of ascomycete fungi. Most species are lichenized, and have a distribution largely in temperate regions.-Genera:The following genera are in the Lichinaceae family, according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota...
family. This is a monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus, containing the single species Mawsonia harrissonii.