Rhexophiale
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| Rhexophiale | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Ostropales |
| Family: | Sagiolechiaceae |
| Genus: | Rhexophiale Th.Fr. (1860) |
| Type species | |
| Rhexophiale coronata Th.Fr. (1860) | |
| Species | |
Rhexophiale is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Sagiolechiaceae.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Theodor Magnus Fries in 1860.[2] It comprises two species:[3]
- Rhexophiale coronata Th.Fr. (1860)
- Rhexophiale rhexoblephara (Nyl.) Almq. (1887)
Molecular phylogenetics analysis has shown that Rhexophiale coronata lies within a clade with Sagiolechia phaeospora and S. protuberans, which challenges the distinctiveness of the genus Rhexophiale.[4][5]