Anaptychia

Anaptychia
Apothecia of Anaptychia ciliaris
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Caliciales
Family: Physciaceae
Genus: Anaptychia
Körb. (1848)
Type species
Anaptychia ciliaris
(L.) Körb. (1853)
Species

A. ciliaris
A. crinalis
A. desertorum
A. elbursiana
A. ethiopica
A. isidiza
A. nevadensis
A. roemerioides

Synonyms
  • Anaptychiomyces E.A.Thomas (1939)
  • Hagenia Eschw. (1824)
  • Imbricaria (Schreb.) Michx. (1803)
  • Lichen sect. Imbricaria Schreb. (1791)
  • Lichenoides Hoffm. (1789)
  • Parmelia sect. Imbricaria (Schreb.) Fr. (1825)
  • Tornabenia A.Massal. (1853)

Anaptychia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Physciaceae. Anaptychia species are foliose (leafy) to fruticose (bushy) lichens. They have brown, thin-walled spores with a single septum, and a prosoplechtenchymatous upper cortex.