Name:		Pyrenidium Nyl., Flora 48 (1865) page 210 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Perinidium Cromb. (1870) Pyrenidiomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953) Dacampiosphaeria D. Hawksw. (1980)
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Dacampiaceae Körb. [Family] Pleosporales Luttr. ex M.E. Barr [Order] Pleosporomycetidae C.L. Schoch, Spatafora, Crous & Shoemaker [Subclass] Dothideomycetes 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 Pyrenidium actinellum Nyl. Pyrenidium cryptotheciae Matzer Pyrenidium hetairizans (Leight.) D. Hawksw. Pyrenidium hyalosporum Alstrup, D. Hawksw. & R. Sant. Pyrenidium octosporum Looman Pyrenidium santessonii Lücking Pyrenidium sporopodiorum Matzer Pyrenidium zamiae (Müll. Arg.) Matzer
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (3 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]