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.
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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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