Microcalicium
| Microcalicium | |
|---|---|
| Microcalicium disseminatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Pertusariales |
| Family: | Microcaliciaceae Tibell (1984) |
| Genus: | Microcalicium Vain. (1927) |
| Type species | |
| Microcalicium disseminatum (Ach.) Vain. (1927) | |
Microcalicium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the order Pertusariales. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Microcaliciaceae. These taxa were circumscribed by the Finnish lichenologist Edvard August Vainio in 1927, with Microcalicium disseminatum assigned as the type species.