Pyrenula

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Pyrenula
Pyrenula pseudobufonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Pyrenulales
Family: Pyrenulaceae
Genus: Pyrenula
Ach. (1814)
Type species
Pyrenula nitida
(Weigel) Ach. (1814)
Synonyms[1]

Pyrenula is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pyrenulaceae.[2] The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 200 species.[3]

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  1. ^ "Synonymy: Pyrenula Ach., Syn. meth. lich. (Lund): 117 (1814)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, LKT; Dolatabadi, S; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  3. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 585. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.