See text Sarcopyrenia is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi.

It is the only genus in Sarcopyreniaceae, a family in the order Verrucariales.

[2] Sarcopyrenia was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1858, with Sarcopyrenia gibba assigned as the type species.

[3] Sarcopyreniaceae is one of the few families composed entirely of lichenicolous fungi.

[4] Host data is from Diederich, Lawrey, and Ertz's 2018 review of lichenicolous fungi.