Paraporpidia
Genus of lichens
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Paraporpidia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecideaceae. It has three species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichens.[1][2] The genus was circumscribed by Gerhard Rambold and M. Pietschmann in 1989, with Paraporpidia aboriginum assigned as the type species.[3]
| Paraporpidia | |
|---|---|
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| Paraporpidia leptocarpa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecideales |
| Family: | Lecideaceae |
| Genus: | Paraporpidia Rambold & Pietschm. (1989) |
| Type species | |
| Paraporpidia aboriginum Rambold | |
| Species | |
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P. aboriginum | |
Species
- Paraporpidia aboriginum Rambold (1989)
- Paraporpidia glauca (Taylor) Rambold (1989)
- Paraporpidia leptocarpa (Nyl.) Rambold & Hertel (1989)
A fourth species, Paraporpidia neotropica, was proposed by André Aptroot and Felix Schumm in 2023. It occurs in Brazil.[4]
