Sarcopyrenia
Sarcopyrenia is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi. It has 11 species. It is the only genus in Sarcopyreniaceae, a family in the order Verrucariales. "Sarcopyrenia" was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1858, with "Sarcopyrenia gibba" assigned as the type species. Sarcopyreniaceae is one of the few families composed entirely of lichenicolous fungi. Species. Host data is from Diederich, Lawrey, and Ertz's 2018 review of lichenicolous fungi.