Sarcopyrenia
| Sarcopyrenia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Verrucariales |
| Family: | Sarcopyreniaceae Nav.-Ros. & Cl.Roux (1998) |
| Genus: | Sarcopyrenia Nyl. (1858) |
| Type species | |
| Sarcopyrenia gibba Nyl. (1856) | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
Sarcopyrenia is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi. It has 11 species. It is the only genus in Sarcopyreniaceae, a family in the order Verrucariales. Sarcopyrenia was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1858, with Sarcopyrenia gibba assigned as the type species. Sarcopyreniaceae is one of the few families composed entirely of lichenicolous fungi.