Pyrenula

Pyrenula
Pyrenula pseudobufonia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Pyrenulales
Family: Pyrenulaceae
Genus: Pyrenula
Ach. (1814)
Type species
Pyrenula nitida
(Weigel) Ach. (1814)
Synonyms
  • Pyrenastrum Eschw. (1824)
  • Parathelium Nyl. (1862)
  • Pleurothelium Müll.Arg. (1877)
  • Heufleridium Müll.Arg. (1883)
  • Anthracothecomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
  • Pyrenulomyces E.A.Thomas ex Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
  • Melanothecopsis C.W.Dodge (1967)

Pyrenula is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pyrenulaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 200 species.