Polysporina
| Polysporina | |
|---|---|
| Polysporina simplex | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Acarosporales |
| Family: | Acarosporaceae |
| Genus: | Vèzda (1978) |
| Type species | |
| Polysporina simplex (Taylor) Vězda (1978)
| |
Polysporina is a genus of fungi in the family Acarosporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by the Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda in 1978.[1] Some of the species form lichens, while others are species of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi.
Species
As of March 2025, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts seven species of Polysporina:[2]
- Polysporina arenacea (H.Magn.) K.Knudsen & Kocourk. (2008)[3]
- Polysporina cyclocarpa (Anzi) Vězda (1978)
- Polysporina frigida Kantvilas & Seppelt (2006)[4]
- Polysporina golubkovae S.Y.Kondr., Lőkös, J.S.Park & Hur (2016)
- Polysporina limborinella (Müll.Arg.) Hafellner (2018)
- Polysporina pusilla (Anzi) Nimis (1993)
- Polysporina subfuscescens (Nyl.) K.Knudsen & Kocourk. (2008)[3]
References
- ^ Vězda, A. (1978). "Neue oder wenig bekannte Flechten in der Tschechoslowakei. II". Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica (in German). 13 (4): 397–420.
- ^ "Polysporina". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ a b Knudsen, K.; Kocourková, J. (2008). "A study of lichenicolous species of Polysporina (Acarosporaceae)". Mycotaxon. 105: 149–164 [151].
- ^ Kantvilas, G.; Seppelt, R.D. (2006). "Polysporina frigida sp. nov. from Antarctica". The Lichenologist. 38 (2): 109–113. doi:10.1017/S0024282906005640.