Acroscyphus is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single fruticose lichen species Acroscyphus sphaerophoroides. It is found in various locations in the cordilleras of western North America, including Mexico and British Columbia, as well as high exposed regions of Asia (China, Japan), South Africa, Peru, and Patagonia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Caliciaceae |
| Genus: | Acroscyphus Lév. (1846) |
| Species: | A. sphaerophoroides
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| Acroscyphus sphaerophoroides Lév. (1846)
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References
edit- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Joneson, Suzanne; Glew, Katherine A. (2003). "Acroscyphus (Caliciaceae) in North America". The Bryologist. 106 (3): 443–446. doi:10.1639/10.443-446&rft.date=2003&rft_id=info:doi/10.1639/10&rft.aulast=Joneson&rft.aufirst=Suzanne&rft.au=Glew, Katherine A.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Acroscyphus" class="Z3988">
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