Pyxine
Encyclopedia
Pyxine is a genus
of lichen
ized fungi in the Caliciaceae
family. The genus has a widespread distribution in tropical regions, and contains 51 species.
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 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...
ized fungi in the Caliciaceae
Caliciaceae
The Caliciaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family contains 31 genera and 731 species.-Genera:*Acolium*Acroscyphus*Amandinea*Australiaena*Buellia...
family. The genus has a widespread distribution in tropical regions, and contains 51 species.