Physconia
Encyclopedia
Physconia is a genus
of lichen
ized fungi in the family Physciaceae
. The widespread genus contains about 26 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 about 26 species.
Selected species
- Physconia americana
- Physconia californica
- Physconia chinensis
- Physconia detersa
- Physconia distorta
- Physconia elegantula
- Physconia enteroxantha
- Physconia fallax
- Physconia grisea
- Physconia hokkaidensis
- Physconia isidiigera
- Physconia isidiomuscigena
- Physconia leucoleiptes
- Physconia muscigena
- Physconia perisidiosa
- Physconia petraea
- Physconia rossica
- Physconia thomsonii
- Physconia thorstenii