Siphulella

Siphulella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Pertusariales
Family: Icmadophilaceae
Genus: Siphulella
Kantvilas, Elix & P.James (1992)
Species:
S. coralloidea
Binomial name
Siphulella coralloidea
Kantvilas, Elix & P.James (1992)

Siphulella is a fungal genus in the family Icmadophilaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single lichen species Siphulella coralloidea, found in southwest Tasmania.[1] The genus and species were described as new to science in 1992 by Gintaras Kantvilas, John Elix and Peter James. The genus name is based on the superficial resemblance that S. coralloidea has to some species in the genus Siphula.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 637. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. ^ Kantvilas, Gintaras; Elix, John A.; James, Peter W. (1992). "Siphulella, a new lichen genus from southwest Tasmania". The Bryologist. 95 (2): 186–191. doi:10.2307/3243434.