Phyllisciella
| Phyllisciella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lichinomycetes |
| Order: | Lichinales |
| Family: | Phylliscaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllisciella Henssen (1984) |
| Species: | P. marionensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllisciella marionensis Henssen (1984)
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Phyllisciella is a fungal genus in the family Phylliscaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing only the species Phyllisciella marionensis.[1] Both the genus and 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
- ^ "Phyllisciella". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.