Cystocoleus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Capnodiales
Family: Cystocoleaceae
Genus: Cystocoleus
Thwaites (1849)

Cystocoleus is a genus of lichen in the monotypic family Cystocoleaceae.[1] Members of the genus are commonly called velvet lichens.[2][3]

It only contains one known species Cystocoleus ebeneus (Dillwyn) Thwaites (1849)[4]

Former species;[4]

  • C. niger (Huds.) Har. (1890) = Cystocoleus ebeneus
  • C. rupestris (Pers.) Rabenh. (1870) = Rhacodiopsis rupestris, Herpotrichiellaceae family

References

  1. โ†‘ "Cystocoleus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. โ†‘ Velvet Lichen (Cystocoleus), Encyclopedia of Life
  3. โ†‘ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Name Search
  4. 1 2 "Species Fungorum - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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