Name:		Physcidia Tuck., (1862) page 399 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Megalopsora Vain. (1921)
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Ramalinaceae C. Agardh [Family] Lecanorales Nannf. [Order] Lecanoromycetidae P.M. Kirk, P.F. Cannon, J.C. David & Stalpers ex Miądl., Lutzoni & Lumbsch [Subclass] Lecanoromycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Physcidia australasica Kalb & Elix Physcidia callopis (Meyen & Flot.) Müll. Arg. Physcidia carassensis Kalb & Elix Physcidia cylindrophora (Taylor) Hue Physcidia endococcinea Zahlbr. Physcidia matogrossensis Kalb & Elix Physcidia neotropica Kalb & Elix Physcidia squamulosa Tuck. Physcidia wrightii (Nyl.) Tuck.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (5 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]