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Arthopyrenia
Sign in to saveArthopyrenia is a genus of fungi in the family Trypetheliaceae. It was formerly classified in the eponymic family Arthopyreniaceae, but molecular phylogenetics studies showed that the type species, Arthopyrenia cerasi, was a member of the Trypetheliaceae. Arthopyrenia fungi typically form inconspicuous films embedded within tree bark and produce tiny, flask-shaped fruiting bodies covered by dark, shield-like caps. The genus includes both lichen-forming species (those that partner with algae) and non-lichenized species, with about 100 currently recognized species found primarily on bark and woo
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassDothideomycetes
- OrderTrypetheliales
- FamilyTrypetheliaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 689
- With media
- 433
- Family
- Arthopyreniaceae
- Collections
- YPM, US, SBBG, F, NY, WIS
- Recorded in
- United States, Philippines, New Zealand, United Kingdom, China, Sweden, Mexico, Switzerland
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Arthopyrenia is a genus of fungi in the family Trypetheliaceae. It was formerly classified in the eponymic family Arthopyreniaceae, but molecular phylogenetics studies showed that the type species, Arthopyrenia cerasi, was a member of the Trypetheliaceae. Arthopyrenia fungi typically form inconspicuous films embedded within tree bark and produce tiny, flask-shaped fruiting bodies covered by dark, shield-like caps. The genus includes both lichen-forming species (those that partner with algae) and non-lichenized species, with about 100 currently recognized species found primarily on bark and wood substrates.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arthopyrenia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.