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Polysporina
Sign in to savePolysporina is a genus of fungi in the family Acarosporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by the Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda in 1978. Some of the species form lichens, while others are species of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderAcarosporales
- FamilyAcarosporaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 56
- With media
- 35
- Family
- Acarosporaceae
- Collections
- US, NY, WIS, ASU, UC, DUKE
- Recorded in
- United States, Paraguay, Mongolia, Mexico, Slovakia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Acarosporaceae
- Image
- Polysporina simplex.jpg
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- taxon name
- Polysporina
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Polysporina
- taxon common name
- polysporina lichen
- taxonomic type
- Polysporina simplex
- taxon author citation
- Vězda
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Polysporina is a genus of fungi in the family Acarosporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by the Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda in 1978. Some of the species form lichens, while others are species of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi.
==Species== , Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts seven species of Polysporina: Polysporina arenacea Polysporina cyclocarpa Polysporina frigida Polysporina golubkovae Polysporina limborinella Polysporina pusilla Polysporina subfuscescens
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