Fungalpedia – Note 1697, Argynna

 

Argynna. Morgan.

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Classification: Argynnaceae, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

 

Notes: Argynna comprises a single species, Argynna polyhedron (Morgan 1895). The genus is characterized by solitary, superficial apothecia and 1-septate papilionaceous, light brown, smooth-walled ascospores with a dark band at the septum. Argynna polyhedron is a rare species and lacks molecular data to allow its taxonomic placement.

 

Type species: Argynna polyhedron (Schwein.) Morgan [as ‘polyedron’], J. Cincinnati Soc. Nat. Hist. 18: 41 (1895)

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