Pycnora

Pycnora
Pycnora xanthococca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Candelariomycetes
Order: Candelariales
Family: Pycnoraceae
Bendiksby & Timdal (2013)
Genus: Pycnora
Hafellner (2001)
Type species
Pycnora xanthococca
(Sommerf.) Hafellner (2001)
Species

P. praestabilis
P. sorophora
P. xanthococca

Pycnora is a genus of fungi in the monotypic family Pycnoraceae. It contains three species.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Josef Hafellner in 2001;[2] the family was proposed by Mika Bendiksby and Einar Timdal in 2013.[3]

Characteristics of the Pycnoraceae are the lecideine, black apothecia that consistently have asci with eight simple ascospores. The secondary chemistry of the family features dibenzofurans, particularly alectorialic acid.[3]

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