''Sarcopyrenia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

lichenicolous A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen as the host. A lichenicolous fungus is not the same as the fungus that is the component of the lichen, which is known as a lichenized fungus. They are most commonly specific t ...

( lichen-dwelling)

fungi A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...

. It has 11 species. It is the only genus in Sarcopyreniaceae, a

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

in the order

Verrucariales Verrucariales is an order (biology), order of Ascomycota, ascomycetous fungi within the subclass Chaetothyriomycetidae of the class Eurotiomycetes. Although most of the Verrucariales are lichenised, the family Sarcopyreniaceae consists of 11 spec ...

. ''Sarcopyrenia'' was

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by Finnish lichenologist

William Nylander William Andrew Michael Junior Nylander Altelius (born 1 May 1996) is a Canadian-born Swedish professional ice hockey right winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nylander was selected by the Maple Leafs in the ...

in 1858, with '' Sarcopyrenia gibba'' assigned as the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

. Sarcopyreniaceae is one of the few families composed entirely of lichenicolous fungi.

Species

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data is from Diederich, Lawrey, and Ertz's 2018 review of lichenicolous fungi. *'' Sarcopyrenia acutispora'' – on '' Bagliettoa calciseda'' *'' Sarcopyrenia bacillosa'' – on

saxicolous lichen A saxicolous lichen is a lichen that grows on rock. The prefix "sax" from the Latin means "rock" or "stone". Characteristics Saxicolous lichens exhibit very slow growth rates. They may develop on rock substrates for long periods of time, giv ...

s *'' Sarcopyrenia bacillospora'' – on '' Thelidium'' and ''

Verrucaria ''Verrucaria'' is a genus of lichenized ( lichen-forming) fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Heinrich Adolph Schrader in 1794, with ''Verrucaria rupestris'' assigned as the type species. I ...

'' *'' Sarcopyrenia baetica'' – on '' Lecania'' cf. ''erysibe'' *'' Sarcopyrenia beckhausiana'' – on saxicolous lichens (mostly from family

Verrucariaceae The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority of the family, have a wide variety of thallus forms, and include crustose (crust-like), foliose ( ...

) *'' Sarcopyrenia calcarea'' *'' Sarcopyrenia cylindrospora'' – mostly on ''

Aspicilia ''Aspicilia'' (sunken disk lichen) is a genus of mostly crustose areolate lichens that grow on rock. Most members have black apothecia discs that are slightly immersed in the areolas, hence the common name.Field Guide to California Lichens, Ste ...

'' *'' Sarcopyrenia gibba'' – on saxicolous lichens *'' Sarcopyrenia lichinellae'' – on ''

Lichinella stipatula ''Lichinella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lichinaceae. It was circumscribed in 1872 by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander. Five species are accepted by Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life). Species * '' Lichinel ...

'' *'' Sarcopyrenia pluriseptata'' – on '' Pyrenodesmia variabilis'' *'' Sarcopyrenia sigmoideospora'' – on '' Bagliettoa''

References

Eurotiomycetes Eurotiomycetes genera Taxa described in 1858 Taxa named by William Nylander (botanist) Lichenicolous fungi {{Sordariomycetes-stub