Phyllopsora

Phyllopsora
Phyllopsora furfuracea in Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, Florida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Ramalinaceae
Genus: Phyllopsora
Müll.Arg. (1894)
Type species
Phyllopsora breviuscula
(Nyl.) Müll.Arg. (1894)
Synonyms
  • Triclinum Fée (1825)
  • Psoromopsis Nyl. (1869)
  • Physcidia sect. Callopis Müll.Arg. (1883)
  • Callopis (Müll.Arg.) Gyeln. (1933)
  • Squamacidia Brako (1989)

Phyllopsora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Ramalinaceae.

The characteristics of a fossilized Phyllopsora, P. dominicana, found in Dominican amber, suggests that the main distinguishing features of the genus have remained unchanged for tens of millions of years.