Xenus lithophylli is a species of lichenized ascomycete fungus discovered in 1992, composing the entire monotypic genus Xenus.[1] It is found parasiting the calcified algae Lithophyllum, and lives attached to corals in Belize, in the Caribbean.[2]
| Xenus lithophylli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Pyrenulales |
| Genus: | Xenus |
| Species: | X. lithophylli
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenus lithophylli Kohlm. & Volkm.-Kohlm. (1992)
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This species is currently under incertae sedis in the order Pyrenulales.[3]
References
edit- ^ Lücking, Robert; P. Hodkinson, Brendan; D. Leavitt, Steven (3 January 2017). "The 2016 classification of lichenized fungi in the Ascomycota and Basidiomycota – Approaching one thousand genera". The Bryologist. 119 (4): 361–416. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-119.4.361.
- ^ Kohlmeyer J, Volkmann-Kohlmeyer B (2003). "FUNGI FROM CORAL REEFS: A COMMENTARY". Mycological Research. 107 (4): 386–387. doi:10.1017/S0953756203227775.
- ^ Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl:10481/76378. S2CID 249054641.