Involucropyrenium
Sign in to saveInvolucropyrenium is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. It has 10 species. Species in this genus are characterised by their minute, scale-like growth form and distinctive reproductive structures capped with dark sheaths. Most of the ten recognised species were described relatively recently, with several new species added as recently as 2021.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Involucropyrenium is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to Index Fungorum, fungi and photosynthesis.
Vinony files it under Eurotiomycetes genera, Lichen genera and Taxa described in 1996.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassEurotiomycetes
- OrderVerrucariales
- FamilyVerrucariaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Verrucariaceae
- Collections
- OSC, DUKE, UPS
- Recorded in
- United States, Germany, Sweden
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Verrucariaceae
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- taxon name
- Involucropyrenium
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Involucropyrenium waltheri
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
- References
Involucropyrenium is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. It has 10 species. Species in this genus are characterised by their minute, scale-like growth form and distinctive reproductive structures capped with dark sheaths. Most of the ten recognised species were described relatively recently, with several new species added as recently as 2021.
==Taxonomy==
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