Megaspora | |
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Close-up of thallus of Megaspora verrucosa with half-hidden (aspicilioid) apothecia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Pertusariales |
Family: | Megasporaceae |
Genus: | Megaspora (Clauzade & Cl.Roux) Hafellner & V.Wirth (1987) |
Type species | |
Megaspora verrucosa (Ach.) Arcadia & A.Nordin (2012)
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Megaspora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Megasporaceae. It contains four species of crustose lichens that typically grow on soil, bryophytes (mosses and liverworts), or plant litter on chalky substrates.