Sclerophora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Coniocybaceae.[1] Largely restricted to temperate latitudes, three of its species have been reported in North America.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Coniocybomycetes |
Order: | Coniocybales |
Family: | Coniocybaceae |
Genus: | Sclerophora Chevall. (1826) |
Species | |
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Species
editAs of March 2023[update], Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 4 species of Sclerophora:[3]
- Sclerophora farinacea (Chevall.) Chevall. (1826)
- Sclerophora pallida (Pers.) Y.J.Yao & Spooner (1999)
- Sclerophora peronella (Ach.) Tibell (1984)
- Sclerophora sanguinea (Tibell) Tibell (1984)
References
edit- ^ 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. hdl:10481/76378. S2CID 249054641.
- ^ Goward, Trevor; Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests Research (1999). The Lichens of British Columbia: Fruticose species. Ministry of Forests Research Program. ISBN 9780772639615.
- ^ "Sclerophora". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 1 April 2023.