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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Pertusariales |
Family: | Icmadophilaceae |
Genus: | Siphulopsis Kantvilas & A.R.Nilsen (2020) |
Species: | S. queenslandica
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Binomial name | |
Siphulopsis queenslandica (Kantvilas) Kantvilas & A.R.Nilsen (2020)
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Siphulopsis is a single-species fungal genus in the family Icmadophilaceae.[2][3] This monotypic genus the contains the fruticose lichen species Siphulopsis queenslandica, found in Australia. This lichen was originally described by Gintaras Kantvilas in 2018.[4] He tentatively classified it in the genus Knightiella due to morphological similarities with Knightiella eucalypti (since transferred to the genus Knightiellastrum), but molecular phylogenetics revealed it to constitute a distinct lineage.[5]
The genus name Siphulopsis combines the name Siphula, referring to a similar genus, with the Greek suffix -opsis, which denotes resemblance. This naming reflects the similarity in thallus morphology between this species and those of Siphula.[5]
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