Texosporium is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae.[1] It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Texosporium sancti-jacobi, found in the United States. The genus is characterized by microscopic features: the ascospores are coated with a layer of cells that are derived from the paraphyses. Texosporium was originally circumscribed by Josef Nádvorník in 1942,[2] albeit the name was not validly published. In 1968, Leif Tibell and Angelica van Hofsten published the name validly.[3] In 2020, Texosporium sancti-jacobi was added to the global IUCN Red List, where it is classified as endangered.[4]
| Texosporium | |
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| in Snake River Plain, Idaho | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Caliciaceae |
| Genus: | Texosporium Nádv. ex Tibell & Hofsten (1968) |
| Species: | T. sancti-jacobi
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| Binomial name | |
| Texosporium sancti-jacobi (Tuck.) Nádv. ex Tibell & Hofsten
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References edit
- ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, LKT; Dolatabadi, S; 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:10481/61998.
- ^ Nadvornik, J. (1942). "Beitrage zur Kenntnis der aussereuropäischen coniocarpen Flechten". Annales Mycologici. 40 (1/2): 133–139.
- ^ Tibell, Leif; Hofsten, Angelica van (1968). "Spore evolution of the lichen Texosporium sancti-jacobi. (=Cyphelium sancti-jacobi)". Mycologia. 60 (3): 553–558. doi:10.1080/00275514.1968.12018604.
- ^ Stone, D.; Root, H.; Hollinger, J.; Rosentreter, R.; Chandler, A.; Allen, J. (2020). "Texosporium sancti-jacobi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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