Melanophloea
Melanophloea
Genus of lichen
Melanophloea is a genus of lichenized fungi in the division Ascomycota. As of November 2022[update], it had not been placed into a specific family, class or class, and its relationship to other Ascomycota genera remains uncertain. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Melanophloea pacifica. Other species formerly assigned to this genus have been reassigned elsewhere.[1]