Lichinodium
Sign in to saveLichinodium is a genus of filamentous lichens. It is the only genus in the family Lichinodiaceae, itself the only member of the order Lichinodiales. Lichinodium has four species. Previously considered part of the class Lichinomycetes, molecular phylogenetic analysis revealed that Lichinodium represents a unique lineage in the Leotiomycetes—the first known group of lichen-forming fungi in this class.
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- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLeotiomycetes
- OrderLichinodiales
- FamilyLichinodiaceae
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Lichinodium is a genus of filamentous lichens. It is the only genus in the family Lichinodiaceae, itself the only member of the order Lichinodiales. Lichinodium has four species. Previously considered part of the class Lichinomycetes, molecular phylogenetic analysis revealed that Lichinodium represents a unique lineage in the Leotiomycetes—the first known group of lichen-forming fungi in this class.
==Taxonomy== The genus Lichinodium is typified by Lichinodium sirosiphoideum, first described in 1875 by William Nylander. Aino Henssen added three species to the genus about a century later.