Fungalpedia – Note 2600, Lichenopyrenis
Lichenopyrenis Calat., M.J. Sanz & Aptroot
Citation when using this data: Meng QF et al. – Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1.
Classification: Pleomassariaceae, Pleosporales, Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi.
Lichenopyrenis was established by Calatayud et al. (2001d) to accommodate the cecidiogenous species Lichenopyrenis galligena parasitic on the lichen Leptochidium albociliatum. The genus is characterized by perithecioid, black, globose ascomata, hyaline, vide, septate hamathecium filaments, clavate asci and ellipsoidal, 1-distoseptate, pale brown, thick-walled ascospores (Calatayud et al. 2001d). So far, the type species is the only species in this genus and also a lichenicolous fungus.
Type species: Lichenopyrenis galligena Calat., M.J. Sanz & Aptroot, on Leptochidium albociliatum
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Lichenopyrenis
Figure 1 – Lichenopyrenis galligena redrawn from Calatayud et al. (2001d). a Transverse section of an ascoma. b Hamathecium filaments and a young ascus. c Asci. d Ascospores. e Transverse section of a conidioma. f Conidiophores bearing conidiogenous cells. g Conidia, Scale bars: a = 100 μm, b–f = 10 μm, g = 5 μm.
References
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Meng QF, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand and School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Guizhou 563000, China.
Published online 11 June 2026