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Hyperphyscia
Sign in to saveHyperphyscia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Physciaceae. These lichens form tightly attached, leaf-like crusts that spread outward in rosettes, with individual radiating in shallow, overlapping tiers that are seldom more than a millimetre or two wide and range in colour from pale brownish-grey to dark brown. They reproduce through brown, disc-shaped fruiting bodies that sit directly on the upper surface and contain thick-walled brown ascospores divided by a single cross-wall, typical of many members of their family.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderCaliciales
- FamilyPhysciaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 235
- With media
- 115
- Family
- Physciaceae
- Collections
- US, WIS, UTEP, NY, ASU, UFRGS
- Recorded in
- United States, Brazil, South Africa, Guyana, Australia, Mexico, Brasil, Kenya
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Physciaceae
- Image
- Hyperphyscia adglutinata Custrein 10.jpg
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- taxon common name
- hyperphyscia lichen
- taxon name
- Hyperphyscia
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Hyperphyscia
- taxon author citation
- Müll. Arg.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
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Hyperphyscia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Physciaceae. These lichens form tightly attached, leaf-like crusts that spread outward in rosettes, with individual radiating in shallow, overlapping tiers that are seldom more than a millimetre or two wide and range in colour from pale brownish-grey to dark brown. They reproduce through brown, disc-shaped fruiting bodies that sit directly on the upper surface and contain thick-walled brown ascospores divided by a single cross-wall, typical of many members of their family.
==Taxonomy==
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