Pyxine

Pyxine
Pyxine sorediata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Caliciales
Family: Caliciaceae
Genus: Pyxine
Fr. (1825)
Type species
Pyxine sorediata
(Ach.) Mont. (1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Phragmopyxine Clem. (1909)

Pyxine is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Caliciaceae.[2] The genus has a widespread distribution in tropical regions.[3]

The presence or absence of the compound lichexanthone is a character used in classifying Pyxine species; about 20 species contain this compound. This represents the largest group of foliose lichens with the compound.[4]

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