Parasiphula

Parasiphula is a genus of lichenized fungi in the Pertusariales order.[1] The genus was circumscribed in 2006, and contains seven species that are known from cool to cold latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere.[2]

Parasiphula
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Parasiphula

Kantvilas & Grube (2006)
Type species
Parasiphula fragilis
(Hook. f. & Taylor) Kantvilas & Grube (2006)
Species

P. comata
P. complanata
P. elixii
P. foliacea
P. fragilis
P. georginae
P. jamesii

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Grube M, Kantvilas G (2006). "Siphula represents a remarkable case of morphological convergence in sterile lichens". Lichenologist. 38 (3): 241–9. doi:10.1017/S0024282906005500.
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