''Sarcopyrenia'' is a

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of lichenicolous (

lichen A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualism (biology), m ...

-dwelling)

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

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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 Swedish professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nylander was selected by the Maple Leafs in t ...

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

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. 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 ''Bagliettoa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. ''Bagliettoa'' species are endolithic, growing between the grains of solid rock. These lichens are almost invisible to the naked eye, living mostly hidden within li ...

'' *'' 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, give ...

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. ...

'' *'' Sarcopyrenia baetica'' – on ''

Lecania ''Lecania'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Lecania'' is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 64 species. Sp ...

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

Verrucariaceae Verrucariaceae is a family of lichens and a few non-lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichens have a wide variety of thallus forms, from crustose (crust-like) to foliose (bushy) and squamulose (scaly). Most of them grow on lan ...

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

Aspicilia ''Aspicilia'' (sunken disk lichen) is a genus of mostly crustose lichen, crustose areolate lichen, areolate lichens that grow on rock. Most members have black apothecia discs that are slightly immersed in the areolas, hence the List of common na ...

'' *'' Sarcopyrenia gibba'' – on saxicolous lichens *'' Sarcopyrenia lichinellae'' – on '' Lichinella stipatula'' *'' Sarcopyrenia pluriseptata'' – on '' Pyrenodesmia variabilis'' *'' Sarcopyrenia sigmoideospora'' – on ''

Bagliettoa ''Bagliettoa'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. ''Bagliettoa'' species are endolithic, growing between the grains of solid rock. These lichens are almost invisible to the naked eye, living mostly hidden within li ...

References

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