Pyrenula
Sign in to savePyrenula is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pyrenulaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 200 species. Most species grow on bark in moist, shaded habitats, especially in tropical regions. They usually form thin crusts on the surface and produce small black spore-bearing structures that are partly embedded in the lichen body. Research has shown that some species names in Pyrenula were once applied too broadly, and that the boundaries of the genus itself may still need refinement.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassEurotiomycetes
- OrderPyrenulales
- FamilyPyrenulaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,424
- With media
- 2,394
- Family
- Pyrenulaceae
- Collections
- US, F, NY, COLO
- Recorded in
- United States, Guatemala, Colombia, Guyana, Philippines, Costa Rica, Venezuela
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pyrenulaceae
- Image
- Pyrenula pseudobufonia-1.jpg
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- taxon name
- Pyrenula
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Pyrenula
- taxon common name
- Knikker
- Commons category
- Pyrenula
- taxonomic type
- Pyrenula nitida
- taxon author citation
- Ach.
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Encyclopedic overview
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Pyrenula is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pyrenulaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 200 species. Most species grow on bark in moist, shaded habitats, especially in tropical regions. They usually form thin crusts on the surface and produce small black spore-bearing structures that are partly embedded in the lichen body. Research has shown that some species names in Pyrenula were once applied too broadly, and that the boundaries of the genus itself may still need refinement.
==Taxonomy==
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