Texosporium
| Texosporium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Caliciaceae |
| Genus: | Texosporium Nádv. ex Tibell & Hofsten |
| Type species | |
| Texosporium sancti-jacobi (Tuck.) Nádv. ex Tibell & Hofsten | |
Texosporium is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Texosporium sancti-jacobi, found in the USA. The genus is characterized by ascospores that are coated with a layer of cells derived from the paraphyses.[2]
References
- ↑ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet (Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany) 13: 1–58.
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 684. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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