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 Cladonia sobolescens
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Subclass Acarosporomycetidae Subclass Lecanoromycetidae Subclass Ostropomycetidae
incertae sedis (not placed in a subclass)
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Lecanoromycetes is the largest class of fungi.[1] It belongs to the subdivision Pezizomycotina in the division Ascomycota.[2] The asci (spore-bearing cells) of the Lecanoromycetes most often release spores by rostrate dehiscence.[1] The majority of lichen-forming fungi belong to this class.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Miadlikowska, Jolanta et al. (2006) New insights into classification and evolution of the Lecanoromycetes (Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota) from phylogenetic analyses of three ribosomal RNA- and two protein-coding genes, Mycologia, 98 (6): 1088-1103.
- ^ Hibbett, David S. et al. (2007) A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi, Mycological Research, 111: 509-547.
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