Bryocaulon
Bryocaulon divergens herbarium specimen, originally found growing on a sandy ridge (on soil) at Meade River, Alaska by Allen C. Skorepa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Bryocaulon
Kärnefelt (1986)
Type species
Bryocaulon divergens
(Ach.) Kärnefelt (1986)
Species
  • B. hyperboreum
  • B. pseudosatoanum
  • B. satoanum

Bryocaulon is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in north temperate regions, and contains three species.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Swedish lichenologist Ingvar Kärnefelt in 1986.[2]

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References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Kärnefelt, Ingvar (1986). "The genera Bryocaulon, Coelocaulon and Cornicularia and formerly associated taxa". Opera Botanica. 86: 1–90.


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