Ropalospora
| Ropalospora | |
|---|---|
| Ropalospora chlorantha | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Umbilicariales |
| Family: | Ropalosporaceae Hafellner (1984) |
| Genus: | Ropalospora A.Massal. (1860) |
| Type species | |
| Ropalospora caffra A.Massal. (1860) | |
Ropalospora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi, and the sole member of the monogeneric family Ropalosporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1860. The family was proposed by Josef Hafellner in 1984.