Metus (fungus)
Metus is a genus of three species of lichenized fungi in the family Cladoniaceae.[1] The genus was circumscribed by lichenologists David John Galloway and Peter Wilfred James in 1987, with Metus conglomeratus as the type species. All three species are found in the Southern Hemisphere.[2]
| Metus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Metus D.J.Galloway & P.James (1987) |
| Type species | |
| Metus conglomeratus (F.Wilson) D.J.Galloway & P.James (1987) | |
| Species | |
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M. conglomeratus | |
Galloway and James suggested a placement of the genus in Cladoniaceae,[2] a classification that was later supported with phylogenetic analysis.[3]
Species
- Metus conglomeratus (F.Wilson) D.J.Galloway & P.James (1987)
- Metus efflorescens D.J.Galloway & P.James (1987)
- Metus pileatus (Mont.) D.J.Galloway & P.James (1987)
References
- Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, LKT; Dolatabadi, S; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8.
- Galloway, D.J.; James, P.W. (1987). "Metus, a new austral lichen genus and notes on an Australian species of Pycnothelia". Notes from the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh. 44 (3): 561–579.
- Wedin, Mats; Döring, Heidi; Ekman, Stefan (2007). "Molecular phylogeny of the lichen families Cladoniaceae, Sphaerophoraceae, and Stereocaulaceae (Lecanorales, Ascomycotina)". The Lichenologist. 32 (2): 171–187. doi:10.1006/lich.1999.0236. S2CID 86041209.
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