Name:		Pyrgillus Nyl., Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 5 (1858) page 334 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Pyrgillocarpon Nádv. (1942) Pyrgillomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Pyrenulaceae Rabenh. [Family] Pyrenulales Fink ex D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. [Order] Chaetothyriomycetidae Doweld [Subclass] Eurotiomycetes 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 Pyrgillus albopunctatus de Lesd. Pyrgillus americanus Nyl. Pyrgillus australiensis F. Wilson Pyrgillus boninensis Asahina Pyrgillus caliciisporus F. Wilson Pyrgillus crassus Js. Murray Pyrgillus cubanus Nyl. Pyrgillus fallax F. Wilson Pyrgillus fuscus Aptroot Pyrgillus hawaiiensis Zahlbr. Pyrgillus indicus (Kremp.) Aptroot Pyrgillus javanicus Nyl. Pyrgillus sodalis Nyl. Pyrgillus substipitatus Vain.
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]