Pycnora

P. praestabilis P. sorophora P. xanthococca Pycnora is a genus of fungi in the monotypic family Pycnoraceae.

[1] The genus was circumscribed by Josef Hafellner in 2001;[2] the family was proposed by Mika Bendiksby and Einar Timdal in 2013.

[3] Characteristics of the Pycnoraceae are the lecideine, black apothecia that consistently have asci with eight simple ascospores.

The secondary chemistry of the family features dibenzofurans, particularly alectorialic acid.

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