Pulvinodecton
Pulvinodecton is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. It has two species.[1] The genus was circumscribed in 1998 by lichenologists Aino Henssen and Göran Thor, with Pulvinodecton kurzii assigned as the type species. Pulvinodecton differs from Erythrodecton in having spindle-shaped (fusiform) rather than doubly club-shaped (biclavate) ascospores, and by the development of its ascocarp. Additionally, the unusual pycnidia of Pulvinodecton species feature a deeply divided cavity with more than one ostiole.[2]
| Pulvinodecton | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Roccellaceae |
| Genus: | Pulvinodecton Henssen & G.Thor (1998) |
| Type species | |
| Pulvinodecton kurzii (Kremp.) Henssen & G.Thor (1998) | |
| Species | |
|
P. kurzii | |
Species
- Pulvinodecton kurzii (Kremp.) Henssen & G.Thor (1998)
- Pulvinodecton seychellensis Henssen & G.Thor (1998)
References
- Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. S2CID 249054641.
- Henssen, A.; Thor, G. (1998). "Studies in taxonomy and development morphology in Chiodecton, Dichosporidium, Erythrodecton and the new genus Pulvinodecton (Arthoniales, lichenized Ascomycetes)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 18 (1): 95–120. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1998.tb01105.x.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.