''Xylopsora'' is a genus of
lichenized fungi
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 ...
, belonging to the family
Umbilicariaceae
The Umbilicariaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the Ascomycota. Species of this family are known from a variety of climates, including temperate, boreal, austral, and warmer montane
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of moun ...
.
The genus was described in 2013 by Bendiksby and Timdal.
Species:
* ''
Xylopsora canopeorum
''Xylopsora canopeorum'' is a squamulose (scaly), corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen species in the family Umbilicariaceae. Discovered in the canopies of ''Sequoia sempervirens'' (coast redwoods) in California, United States, it was formally ...
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* ''
Xylopsora caradocensis
''Xylopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi, belonging to the family Umbilicariaceae.
The genus was described in 2013 by Bendiksby and Timdal.
Species:
* ''Xylopsora canopeorum
''Xylopsora canopeorum'' is a squamulose (scaly), corticolous ...
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* ''
Xylopsora friesii''
References
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Umbilicariales
Taxa described in 2013
Umbilicariales genera