genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
lichenicolous fungi
A lichenicolous fungus is a member of a specialised group of fungi that live exclusively on lichens as their host (biology), host organisms. These fungi, comprising over 2,000 known species across 280 genera, exhibit a wide range of ecological st ...
belonging to the family
Polycoccaceae
Polycoccaceae is a family (biology), family of lichenicolous fungus, lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi in the order Trypetheliales. The family was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 2015 by Damien Ertz, Josef Hafellner, and Paul Di ...