Thelidiopsis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Verrucariales |
Family: | Verrucariaceae |
Genus: | Thelidiopsis Vain. |
Type species | |
Thelidiopsis robinsonii Vain. |
Thelidiopsis is a genus of fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. [1]
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