Nyungwea

About

Nyungwea is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Opegraphaceae. The genus was established in 2006 based on a distinctive species from East African rainforests and now includes four species found across tropical regions from Brazil to Mauritius. These lichens grow as extremely thin crusts on tree bark and produce tiny upright stalks that create and release small packages containing both fungal and algal cells for reproduction. They are found exclusively in humid tropical environments, with most species living on the smooth bark of trees in shaded forests, though one species has adapted to grow on termite nests in the Amazon rainforest.

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