''Placynthiopsis'' is a genus of
lichenized fungi
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[Placynthiaceae
The Placynthiaceae are a lichenized family of fungi in the order Peltigerales. Species of this family are found largely in northern temperate regions.
Genera
Numbers of species accepted by Species Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an internationa ...]
family. It is
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
, containing only the species ''Placynthiopsis africana''.
References
Peltigerales
Lichen genera
Peltigerales genera
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