Loxosporopsis

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Loxosporopsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Pertusariales
Family: Pertusariaceae
Genus: Loxosporopsis
Henssen (1995)
Species:
L. corallifera
Binomial name
Loxosporopsis corallifera
Brodo, Henssen & Imshaug (1995)

Loxosporopsis is a fungal genus in the family Pertusariaceae. The genus is monotypic, [1] containing the single crustose lichen species Loxosporopsis corallifera, found in northwestern North America. [2]

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References

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