Scoliciosporum is a genus of lichens in the family Scoliciosporaceae.
Taxonomy The genus was reinstated by Antonin Vězda in 1978 to contain crustose lichens with immarginate apothecia, gelatinized, branched, and anastomosing paraphyses, eight-spored, usually Lecanora-type asci, and hyaline, multi-septate ascospores.
Scoliciosporum was originally placed in the family Micareaceae by Josef Poelt in 1974. This classification was rejected after the appearance of molecular phylogenetic studies in the mid-2000s.
Habitat and distribution Scoliciosporum species grow mainly on bark, stones and leaves. They occur mostly in temperate locales.
Species Scoliciosporum abietinum Scoliciosporum arachnoideum – Madagascar Scoliciosporum camptosporum Scoliciosporum chlorococcum Scoliciosporum coniectum Scoliciosporum curvatum Scoliciosporum fabisporum – South Africa Scoliciosporum holomelaenum Scoliciosporum intrusum Scoliciosporum jasonhurii Scoliciosporum pensylvanicum Scoliciosporum pruinosum Scoliciosporum sarothamni Scoliciosporum umbrinum Scoliciosporum vouauxii
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