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Parasiphula
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Parasiphula

Kantvilas & Grube (2006)
Type species
Parasiphula fragilis
(Hook. f. & Taylor) Kantvilas & Grube (2006)
Species

P. comata
P. complanata
P. elixii
P. foliacea
P. fragilis
P. georginae
P. jamesii

Parasiphula is a genus of lichenized fungi in the Pertusariales order.[1] The genus was circumscribed in 2006, and contains seven species that are known from cool to cold latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. ^ Grube M, Kantvilas G (2006). "Siphula represents a remarkable case of morphological convergence in sterile lichens". Lichenologist. 38 (3): 241–9. doi:10.1017/S0024282906005500.