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Physconia
Sign in to savePhysconia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Physciaceae. It comprises 13 species. The genus was established in 1965 by the lichenologist Josef Poelt and is characterized by leaf-like growth forms with typically less than 3 mm wide that often have a whitish, powdery coating on their tips. These lichens can be distinguished from similar genera by their distinctive brown ascospores that have thick walls, fine warts, and a single dividing wall but lack the end thickenings found in related groups.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderCaliciales
- FamilyPhysciaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 709
- With media
- 281
- Family
- Physciaceae
- Collections
- CHSC, OSC, US, UFRGS, COLO, BG
- Recorded in
- United States, Brasil, France, Japan, Russia, Sweden
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Physciaceae
- Image
- Physconia enteroxantha 93026.jpg
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- Physconia
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- Poelt
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
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Physconia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Physciaceae. It comprises 13 species. The genus was established in 1965 by the lichenologist Josef Poelt and is characterized by leaf-like growth forms with typically less than 3 mm wide that often have a whitish, powdery coating on their tips. These lichens can be distinguished from similar genera by their distinctive brown ascospores that have thick walls, fine warts, and a single dividing wall but lack the end thickenings found in related groups.
==Taxonomy==
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