Ancistrosporella
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| Ancistrosporella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Roccellaceae |
| Genus: | Ancistrosporella G.Thor (1995) |
| Type species | |
| Ancistrosporella australiensis (G.Thor) G.Thor (1995) | |
| Species | |
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A. australiensis | |
Ancistrosporella is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae.[1] The genus was circumscribed in 1995 by Swedish lichenologist Göran Thor, with Ancistrosporella australiensis assigned as the type species.[2] The International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified A. leucophila as a Critically Endangered species due to its limited known distribution in South America and the threats to its habitat from deforestation and land-use changes.[3]
