Pyxine | |
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Pyxine sorediata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Caliciales |
Family: | Caliciaceae |
Genus: | Pyxine Fr. (1825) |
Type species | |
Pyxine sorediata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Pyxine is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Caliciaceae.[2] The genus has a widespread distribution in tropical regions.[3]
The presence or absence of the compound lichexanthone is a character used in classifying Pyxine species; about 20 species contain this compound. This represents the largest group of foliose lichens with the compound.[4]