Pycnora
Pycnora is a genus of fungi in the monotypic family Pycnoraceae. It contains three species.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Josef Hafellner in 2001;[2] the family was proposed by Mika Bendiksby and Einar Timdal in 2013.[3]
| Pycnora | |
|---|---|
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| Pycnora xanthococca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Candelariomycetes |
| Order: | Candelariales |
| Family: | Pycnoraceae Bendiksby & Timdal (2013) |
| Genus: | Pycnora Hafellner (2001) |
| Type species | |
| Pycnora xanthococca (Sommerf.) Hafellner (2001) | |
| Species | |
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P. praestabilis | |
Characteristics of the Pycnoraceae are the lecideine, black apothecia that consistently have asci with eight simple ascospores. The secondary chemistry of the family features dibenzofurans, particularly alectorialic acid.[3]
References
- Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; 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.
- Hafellner, J.; Türk, R. (2001). "Die liechenisierten Pilze Österreichs – eine Checkliste der bisher nachgewiesenen Arten mit Verbreitungsangaben". Stapfia (in German). 76: 157.
- Bendiksby, Mika; Timdal, Einar (2013). "Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomy of Hypocenomyce sensu lato (Ascomycota: Lecanoromycetes): Extreme polyphyly and morphological/ecological convergence". Taxon. 62 (5): 940–956. doi:10.12705/625.18.
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