Megaspora

Megaspora
Close-up of thallus of Megaspora verrucosa with
half-hidden (aspicilioid) apothecia
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Species

M. cretacea
M. iranica
M. rimisorediata
M. verrucosa

Synonyms
  • Aspicilia subgen. Megaspora Clauzade & Cl.Roux (1984)[1]

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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Clauzade 1984 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).