Scoliciosporum
genus of fungi
Scoliciosporum is a genus of lichens in the family Scoliciosporaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was reinstated by Antonin Vězda in 1978 to contain crustose lichens with immarginate apothecia, gelatinized, branched, and anastomosing paraphyses, eight-spored, usually Lecanora-type asci, and hyaline, multi-septate ascospores.
Scoliciosporum was originally placed in the family Micareaceae by Josef Poelt in 1974. This classification was rejected after the appearance of molecular phylogenetic studies in the mid-2000s.
Habitat and distribution
Scoliciosporum species grow mainly on bark, stones and leaves. They occur mostly in temperate locales.
Species
Scoliciosporum abietinum T.Sprib. (2009)
Scoliciosporum arachnoideum Aptroot (2008) – Madagascar
Scoliciosporum camptosporum (Vain.) Aptroot (2002)
Scoliciosporum chlorococcum (Graewe ex Stenh.) Vězda (1978)
Scoliciosporum coniectum Kantvilas & Lumbsch (2010)
Scoliciosporum curvatum Sérus. (1993)
Scoliciosporum fabisporum Fryday & I.Medeiros (2020) – South Africa
Scoliciosporum holomelaenum (Flörke) A.Massal.
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