Name:		Sarcopyrenia Nyl., Mémoires de la Société Acad. Maine Loire 4 (1858) page 69 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Sarcopyreniomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953) Sarcopyreniopsis Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Verrucariaceae Zenker [Family] Verrucariales Mattick 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 Sarcopyrenia acutispora Nav.-Ros. & Cl. Roux Sarcopyrenia bacillospora Nav.-Ros. & Hladun Sarcopyrenia beckhausiana (J. Lahm) M.B. Aguirre, Nav.-Ros. & Hladun Sarcopyrenia cylindrospora (P. Crouan & H. Crouan) M.B. Aguirre Sarcopyrenia gibba Nyl. Sarcopyrenia pluriseptata Nav.-Ros. & Cl. Roux Sarcopyrenia sigmoideospora Tretiach & Nav.-Ros.
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]