Lichenostigma
| Lichenostigma | |
|---|---|
| Lichenostigma cosmopolites | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Lichenostigmatales |
| Family: | Phaeococcomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Lichenostigma Hafellner (1983) |
| Type species | |
| Lichenostigma maureri Hafellner (1983) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lichenostigma is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeococcomycetaceae. It includes several species which are lichenicolous (i.e. parasitic on lichens). The genus was circumscribed in 1983 by the Austrian mycologist Josef Hafellner, with Lichenostigma maureri assigned as the type species.