Catarrhospora is a genus of two species of lichens in the family Lecideaceae that are found in South Africa. The genus was circumscribed by the lichenologist Franklin Andrej Brusse in 1994.[1][2]

Catarrhospora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecideales
Family: Lecideaceae
Genus: Catarrhospora
Brusse (1994)
Type species
Catarrhospora mira
Brusse (1994)
Species

C. mira
C. splendida

References

edit
  1. ^ Brusse, Franklin A. (1994). "A remarkable new lichen genus Catarrhospora (Ascomycotina, Porpidiaceae), from Cape Floral Kingdom, South Africa". Mycotaxon. 52 (2): 501–512.
  2. ^ "Catarrhospora". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 25 July 2024.