Thyrea (fungus)
Encyclopedia
Thyrea is a genus
of lichen
within the Lichinaceae
family. The genus contains about 23 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...
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. The genus contains about 23 species.
External links
- Thyrea at Index FungorumIndex FungorumIndex Fungorum, an international project to index all formal names in the Fungi Kingdom. Somewhat comparable to the IPNI, but with more contributing institutions....