Teloschistopsis
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| Teloschistopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Teloschistaceae |
| Genus: | Teloschistopsis Frödén, Søchting & Arup (2013) |
| Type species | |
| Teloschistopsis chrysocarpoides (Vain.) Frödén, Søchting & Arup (2013) | |
| Species | |
Teloschistopsis is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae.[1] It has three species.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Patrik Frödén, Ulrik Søchting, and Ulf Arup in 2013, as part of a molecular phylogenetics-led restructuring of the Teloschistaceae. The genus names alludes to resemblance to the genus Teloschistes. They assigned Teloschistopsis chrysocarpoides as the type species;[3] This species was originally described as a member of Teloschistes by Edvard August Vainio in 1900.