Pycnora is a genus of fungi in the monotypic family Pycnoraceae. It contains three species.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Josef Hafellner in 2001;[2] the family was proposed by Mika Bendiksby and Einar Timdal in 2013.[3]

Pycnora
Pycnora xanthococca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Candelariomycetes
Order: Candelariales
Family: Pycnoraceae
Bendiksby & Timdal (2013)
Genus: Pycnora
Hafellner (2001)
Type species
Pycnora xanthococca
(Sommerf.) Hafellner (2001)
Species

P. praestabilis
P. sorophora
P. xanthococca

Characteristics of the Pycnoraceae are the lecideine, black apothecia that consistently have asci with eight simple ascospores. The secondary chemistry of the family features dibenzofurans, particularly alectorialic acid.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:11336/151990.
  2. ^ Hafellner, J.; Türk, R. (2001). "Die liechenisierten Pilze Österreichs – eine Checkliste der bisher nachgewiesenen Arten mit Verbreitungsangaben". Stapfia (in German). 76: 157.
  3. ^ a b Bendiksby, Mika; Timdal, Einar (2013). "Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomy of Hypocenomyce sensu lato (Ascomycota: Lecanoromycetes): Extreme polyphyly and morphological/ecological convergence". Taxon. 62 (5): 940–956. doi:10.12705/625.18.