Tylophoropsis
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Tylophoropsis is a genus
of lichen
ized fungi in the family Caliciaceae
, although the placement in this family is uncertain. This is a monotypic
genus, containing the single species Tylophoropsis nyeriana, found in Africa.
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 family 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...
, although the placement in this family is uncertain. This is a monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus, containing the single species Tylophoropsis nyeriana, found in Africa.