Pyrgillus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Pyrgillus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Pyrenulales |
| Family: | Pyrenulaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrgillus Nyl. (1858) |
| Type species | |
| Pyrgillus americanus Nyl. (1860) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Pyrgillus is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pyrenulaceae.[2] The genus was circumscribed by the Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1858.[3]