Phyllisciella

Phyllisciella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lichinomycetes
Order:	Lichinales
Family:	Phylliscaceae
Genus:	Phyllisciella Henssen (1984)
Species:	P. marionensis
Binomial name
Phyllisciella marionensis Henssen (1984)

Phyllisciella is a fungal genus in the family Phylliscaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing only the species Phyllisciella marionensis. ^[1] Both the genus its its single species were described as new to science by the German lichenologist Aino Henssen. ^[2]

Taxonomy

A class-wide multilocus study published in 2024 reassessed relationships across the Lichinomycetes and provided an updated family- and genus-level framework. In that scheme Phyllisciella is treated within Phylliscaceae; the authors note that the Phylliscum–Phyllisciella grouping is one of the places where generic boundaries remain weakly resolved, so further sampling is needed before limits are finalised. ^[3] In their ancestral-state analyses they also coded a distinct "Phyllisciella-type" ascus as one of the ascus character states used to interpret evolution within the class. ^[3]

References

1. "Phyllisciella". Catalogue of Life . Retrieved 27 September 2022.
2. Henssen, A.; Büdel, B. (1984). "Phyllisciella, a new genus of the Lichinaceae". In Hertel, H.; Oberwinkler, F. (eds.). Beitrage zur Lichenologie. Festscrift J. Poelt. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia. Vol. 79. Vaduz: J. Cramer. pp. 381–398.
3. Prieto, M.; Wedin, M.; Schultz, M. (2024). "Phylogeny, evolution and a re-classification of the Lichinomycetes". Studies in Mycology. 109: 595–655. doi:10.3114/sim.2024.109.09. PMC   11663425 . PMID   39717657.