Fulvophyton | |
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Fulvophyton serusiauxii; scale bar = 5 mm | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
Order: | Arthoniales |
Family: | Roccellographaceae |
Genus: | Fulvophyton Ertz & Tehler (2011) |
Type species | |
Fulvophyton stalactinum (Nyl.) Ertz & Tehler (2011)
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Fulvophyton is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellographaceae. It has 11 species.[1][2] Fulvophyton is characterised by its crust-like thallus, which is often pale yellowish-brown in colour. This genus features a photobiont from the green algal genus Trentepohlia and exhibits a unique arrangement of reproductive structures.