Name:		Ropalospora A. Massal., Atti Reale dell’Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arte 5 (1860) page 263 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Ropalosporia Rhopalospora A. Massal.
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Ropalosporaceae Hafellner [Family] Teloschistales D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. [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 Ropalospora atroumbrina (H. Magn.) S. Ekman Ropalospora caffra (A. Massal.) A. Massal. Ropalospora cafra (A. Massal.) A. Massal. Ropalospora chlorantha (Tuck.) S. Ekman Ropalospora lugubris (Sommerf.) Poelt Ropalospora phaeoplaca (Zahlbr.) S. Ekman Ropalospora rossii Øvstedal Ropalospora viridis (Tønsberg) Tønsberg
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (1 record)
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]