Gloeoheppia

Gloeoheppia
Gloeoheppia turgida
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lichinomycetes
Order: Lichinales
Family: Gloeoheppiaceae
Genus: Gloeoheppia
Gyeln. (1935)
Type species
Gloeoheppia turgida
(Ach.) Gyeln. (1935)
Species

G. erosa
G. polyspora
G. rugosa
G. squamulosa
G. turgida

Gloeoheppia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Gloeoheppiaceae. It comprises five species. The genus is distinguished from similar-looking lichens like Heppia by its internal structure, the nature of its photobiont, and details of its reproductive structures.