Agyrium

This article is about the genus of fungi. For the town in southern Italy, see Agira.
Agyrium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Agyriales
Family: Agyriaceae
Genus: Agyrium
Fr.
Type species
Agyrium rufum
(Pers.) Fr.

Agyrium is a genus of saprophytic fungi in the family Agyriaceae. It probably evolved from a lichen ancestor, as it is closely related to many lichenized species of fungi.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Esslinger, T. L. 2009. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. North Dakota State University. First posted December 1 1997; most recent update 27 August, 2009. Fargo, North Dakota.

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