Myriostigma
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| Myriostigma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Arthoniaceae |
| Genus: | Myriostigma Kremp. (1874) |
| Type species | |
| Myriostigma candidum Kremp. (1874) | |
Myriostigma is a genus of lichens in the family Arthoniaceae.[1] The genus was circumscribed by German lichenologist August von Krempelhuber in 1874.[2]
Characteristics of Myriostigma include the raised maculate (spots), ascomata-like fertile areas, asci that are 8-spored, thick-walled, globular and stalked, and ascospores that are hyaline, bean-shaped, and muriform (divided into chambers by septa).[3]