Pyrenopsis
| Pyrenopsis | |
|---|---|
| Pyrenopsis polycocca | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lichinomycetes |
| Order: | Lichinales |
| Family: | Porocyphaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrenopsis Nyl. (1858) |
| Type species | |
| Pyrenopsis fuscatula Nyl. (1858)
| |
Pyrenopsis is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Porocyphaceae. The lichens grow on constantly wet, shaded rock faces where they form gelatinous crusts that soften and show reddish tints when moistened. They reproduce through small, buried fruiting bodies that open as pore-like structures at the surface.