Megasporaceae
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Megasporaceae
| Megasporaceae | |
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| Aspicilia calcarea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Ascomycetes |
| Order: | Pertusariales |
| Family: | Megasporaceae Lumbsch, Feige & K. Schmitz (1994) |
Megasporaceae are a family of fungi belonging to the Ascomycota. Taxa are lichenized with green algae, and grow on rocks, often in maritime climates close to fresh water.[1] Phylogenetic analysis has shown that this family is related to the Pertusariaceae, another family of lichens.[2] The genus Aspicilia was moved here from the Hymeneliaceae.[3]
Genera
Genera of this family include Megaspora, Lobothalia, and Aspicilia.
References
- ^ Fungal families of the world. Wallingford: CABI. 2007. pp. 456 pp. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
- ^ Schmitt I, Yamamoto Y, Lumbsch HT. (2006). Phylogeny of Pertusariales (Ascomycotina): Resurrection of Ochrolechiaceae and new circumscription of Megasporaceae. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 100:753-64.
- ^ Lumbsch TH, Feige GB, Schmitz KE. (1994). Systematic studies in the Pertusariales. I: Megasporaceae, a new family of lichenized ascomycetes.Hattori Shokubutsu Kenkyujo Hokoku 75:295-304.
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