| Allophoron | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | incertae sedis |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: |
Allophoron Nádv. (1942) |
| Species: | A. farinosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allophoron farinosum Nádv. (1942)
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Allophoron is a fungal genus in the division Ascomycota. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the division is unknown ( incertae sedis), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any class, order, or family. [1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single lichen species Allophoron farinosum, found in Colombia. The genus and species were described as new in 1942 by Czech lichenologist Josef Nádvorník. [2] Allophoron has a wide distribution in tropical regions. [3]
See also
References
- ^ Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi: 10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl: 10481/76378.
- ^ Nádvorník, J. (1942). "Beiträge zur Kentniss der aussereuropaischen coniocarpen Flechten" [Contributions to the knowledge of non-European coniocarpous lichens]. Annales Mycologici (in German). 40: 133–139.
- ^ Tibell, Leif B. (1994). "Distribution patterns and dispersal strategies of Caliciales". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 116 (3): 159–202 [163]. doi: 10.1006/bojl.1994.1059.
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