Polycoccum laursenii
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| Polycoccum laursenii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Trypetheliales |
| Family: | Polycoccaceae |
| Genus: | Polycoccum |
| Species: | P. laursenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Polycoccum laursenii | |
Polycoccum laursenii is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Polycoccaceae. It was first described as a new species in 2004 by Russian mycologist Mikhail Petrovich Zhurbenko. It is found in Alaska[1] and in Russia.[2]
It is similar to Polycoccum cladoniae but differs from it in having smaller spores.[1]
