Dichosporidium

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Dichosporidium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Arthoniales
Family: Roccellaceae
Genus: Dichosporidium
Pat. (1903)
Type species
Dichosporidium glomeratum
(Pat.) Pat. (1903)
Species

D. boschianum
D. brunnthaleri
D. constrictum
D. glomeratum
D. latisporum
D. microsporum
D. sorediatum

Dichosporidium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. [1] [2]

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References

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  2. "Dichosporidium". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 25 July 2024.