Allophoron

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Allophoron
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: incertae sedis
Order: incertae sedis
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Allophoron
Nádv. (1942)
Species:
A. farinosum
Binomial name
Allophoron farinosum
Nádv. (1942)

Allophoron is a fungal genus in the division Ascomycota. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the division is unknown ( incertae sedis ), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any class, order, or family. [1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single lichen species Allophoron farinosum, found in Colombia. The genus and species were described as new in 1942 by Czech lichenologist Josef Nádvorník. [2] Allophoron has a wide distribution in tropical regions. [3]

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References

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