Cyphelium
| Cyphelium | |
|---|---|
| Cyphelium inquinans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Caliciaceae |
| Genus: | Cyphelium Ach. (1815) |
| Type species | |
| Cyphelium tigillare (Ach.) Ach. (1815) | |
Cyphelium is a genus of crustose areolate lichens with cup-like apothecia filled with sooty black spores.: 258 The genus is in the family Caliciaceae . The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in north and south temperate regions, and contains about 12 species. Members of the genus are commonly called soot lichens.: 258