Phaeophyscia
Encyclopedia
Phaeophyscia is a genus
of lichen
ized fungi in the family Physciaceae
. The widespread genus contains 28 species.
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 lichen
Lichen
Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner , usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium...
ized fungi in the family Physciaceae
Physciaceae
The Physciaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family contains 17 genera and 512 species.-Genera:*Anaptychia*Coscinocladium*Culbersonia...
. The widespread genus contains 28 species.
Species
- Phaeophyscia adiastola
- Phaeophyscia ciliata
- Phaeophyscia confusa
- Phaeophyscia constipata
- Phaeophyscia culbersonii
- Phaeophyscia decolor
- Phaeophyscia endococcina
- Phaeophyscia endococcinodes
- Phaeophyscia endophoenicea
- Phaeophyscia fumosa
- Phaeophyscia hirsuta
- Phaeophyscia hispidula
- Phaeophyscia hunana
- Phaeophyscia insignis
- Phaeophyscia kairamoi
- Phaeophyscia laciniata
- Phaeophyscia nashii
- Phaeophyscia nigricans
- Phaeophyscia orbicularis
- Phaeophyscia sciastra
- Phaeophyscia sonorae
- Phaeophyscia stiriaca
- Phaeophyscia strigosa