Siphulopsis

Siphulopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Pertusariales
Family: Icmadophilaceae
Genus: Siphulopsis
Kantvilas & A.R.Nilsen (2020)
Species:
S. queenslandica
Binomial name
Siphulopsis queenslandica
(Kantvilas) Kantvilas & A.R.Nilsen (2020)
Synonyms[1]
  • Knightiella queenslandica Kantvilas (2018)

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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