Name:		Pterygiopsis Vain., (1890) page 238 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Enchylium A. Massal. (1853) Forssellia Zahlbr. (1906) Pterygiopsidomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Lichinaceae Nyl. [Family] Lichinales Henssen & Büdel [Order] Lichinomycetidae [Subclass] Lichinomycetes Reeb, Lutzoni & Cl. Roux [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Pterygiopsis affinis (A. Massal.) Henssen Pterygiopsis atra Vain. Pterygiopsis australiensis Henssen Pterygiopsis canariensis Henssen Pterygiopsis convexa Henssen, Büdel & Wessels Pterygiopsis convoluta Henssen Pterygiopsis coracodiza (Nyl.) Henssen Pterygiopsis foliacea Henssen Pterygiopsis guyanensis Schultz, Porembski & Büdel Pterygiopsis lacustris P.M. Jørg. & R. Sant. Pterygiopsis melanophthalma Henssen, Büdel & Wessels Pterygiopsis somaliensis Pterygiopsis submersa Büdel, Henssen & Wessels Pterygiopsis umbilicata (Vězda) Henssen
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (2 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]