Acroscyphus

Acroscyphus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Caliciales
Family:	Caliciaceae
Genus:	Acroscyphus; Lév. (1846)
Species:	A. sphaerophoroides
Binomial name
	Acroscyphus sphaerophoroides; Lév. (1846)

Acroscyphus is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae.^[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single fruticose lichen species Acroscyphus sphaerophoroides. It is found in various locations in the cordilleras of western North America, including Mexico and British Columbia, as well as high exposed regions of Asia (China, Japan), South Africa, Peru, and Patagonia.^[2]

References

^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
^ Joneson, Suzanne; Glew, Katherine A. (2003). "Acroscyphus (Caliciaceae) in North America". The Bryologist. 106 (3): 443–446. doi:10.1639/10.

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[Kirk2008-1] Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

[Joneson_&_Glew_2003-2] Joneson, Suzanne; Glew, Katherine A. (2003). "Acroscyphus (Caliciaceae) in North America". The Bryologist. 106 (3): 443–446. doi:10.1639/10.

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