Bryocaulon is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in north temperate regions, and contains three species.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Swedish lichenologist Ingvar Kärnefelt in 1986.[2]
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| Bryocaulon divergens herbarium specimen, originally found growing on a sandy ridge (on soil) at Meade River, Alaska by Allen C. Skorepa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Bryocaulon Kärnefelt (1986) |
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| Bryocaulon divergens (Ach.) Kärnefelt (1986)
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Kärnefelt, Ingvar (1986). "The genera Bryocaulon, Coelocaulon and Cornicularia and formerly associated taxa". Opera Botanica. 86: 1–90.
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