Agyrium
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Agyrium is a genus
of saprophytic fungi in the family Agyriaceae
. It probably evolved from a lichen
ancestor, as it is closely related to many lichenized species of fungi.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of saprophytic fungi in the family Agyriaceae
Agyriaceae
The Agyriaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Agyriales....
. It probably evolved from a lichen
Lichen
Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner , usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium...
ancestor, as it is closely related to many lichenized species of fungi.