Pseudopyrenidium

Pseudopyrenidium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Verrucariales
Family: Adelococcaceae
Genus: Pseudopyrenidium
Nav.-Ros., Zhurb. & Cl.Roux (2010)
Type species
Pseudopyrenidium tartaricola
(Linds.) Nav.-Ros., Zhurb. & Cl.Roux (2010)
Species

P. epipertusariae
P. tartaricola

Pseudopyrenidium is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi in the family Adelococcaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Père Navarro-Rosinés, Mikhail Zhurbenko, and Claude Roux. It has two species:

  • Pseudopyrenidium epipertusariae Etayo & Pino-Bodas (2021) – host: Pertusaria pertusa
  • Pseudopyrenidium tartaricola (Linds.) Nav.-Ros., Zhurb. & Cl.Roux (2010) – host: Ochrolechia