Pyrenulaceae

Summary

The Pyrenulaceae are a family of mostly lichenized fungi in the order Pyrenulales. The family was circumscribed by the German botanist Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst in 1870. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, but are especially prevalent in the tropics, where they grow with green algae on bark.[1]

Pyrenulaceae
Lithothelium hyalosporum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Pyrenulales
Family: Pyrenulaceae
Rabenh. (1870)
Type genus
Pyrenula
Ach. (1814)
Genera

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Genera edit

As of March 2024, the following genera are assigned to the family.[2]

References edit

Sources edit

  • Cannon, PF; Kirk, PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CABI. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
  • "Pyrenulaceae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 13 March 2024.