Pilophorus [SEP] parent taxon
Pilophorus
Pilophorus is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Cladoniaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains 11 species.
Species.
- "Pilophorus acicularis"
- "Pilophorus cereolus"
- "Pilophorus clavatus"
- "Pilophorus conglomeratum"
- "Pilophorus dovrensis"
- "Pilophorus fibula"
- "Pilophorus hallii"
- "Pilophorus nigricaulis"
- "Pilophorus pallidus"
- "Pilophorus robustus"
- "Pilophorus strumaticus"
father of lichenology" Erik Acharius. The taxon was transferred to several different genera in the next few decades resulting in several synonyms, including "Cenomyces acicularis" (by Acharius in 1810), "Cladonia acicularis" (Elias Magnus Fries in 1831), and "Stereocaulon aciculare" (Edward Tuckerman in 1845). Elias Fries's son Thore Magnus transferred the species to his then newly created genus "Pilophorus" in 1857. William Nylander also published the combination "Pilophorus acicularis" in 1857, but later analysis suggested that