Tylophoropsis (lichen)
Single-species genus of lichen-forming fungus
Tylophoropsis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Caliciales |
Family: | Caliciaceae |
Genus: | Tylophoropsis Sambo (1938), illegitimate homonym, not Tylophoropsis N.E.Br. 1894 (Apocynaceae) |
Species: | T. nyeriana |
Binomial name | |
Tylophoropsis nyeriana Sambo (1938) |
Tylophoropsis is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae, although the placement in this family is uncertain.[1][2] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Tylophoropsis nyeriana, a lichen found in Africa.
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