Micarea

Micarea
Micarea prasina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Pilocarpaceae
Genus: Micarea
Fr. (1825)
Type species
Micarea prasina
Fr. (1825)
Synonyms[1]

Micarea is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pilocarpaceae.[2] The widely distributed genus contains 142 species[3] and new species are described actively. Species in the genus are crustose lichens and their photobiont (the non-fungal organism) is a single-celled green alga.[4]

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