Megalotremis is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Monoblastiaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed by Dutch lichenologist André Aptroot in 1991, with Megalotremis verrucosa assigned as the type species. Megalotremis is a genus, meaning its species have ascocarps: spherical or flask-shaped, sessile or partly immersed in the thallus, with a single opening (ostiole) and enclosed by a distinct wall.
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Megalotremis is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Monoblastiaceae. It has 16 species. The genus was circumscribed by Dutch lichenologist André Aptroot in 1991, with Megalotremis verrucosa assigned as the type species. Megalotremis is a genus, meaning its species have ascocarps: spherical or flask-shaped, sessile or partly immersed in the thallus, with a single opening (ostiole) and enclosed by a distinct wall.
==Species== Megalotremis biocellata Megalotremis cauliflora Megalotremis chibaensis – Japan Megalotremis cylindrica – Sri Lanka Megalotremis dolabrata – New Caledonia Megalotremis elegans Megalotremis flavovulcana Megalotremis holopolia Megalotremis immersa Megalotremis infernalis Megalotremis lateralis – Costa Rica Megalotremis megalospora Megalotremis monospora Megalotremis nemorosa Megalotremis pustulata – Papua New Guinea Megalotremis verrucosa
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