Monoblastiaceae

Family of lichen-forming fungi

Monoblastiaceae
Acrocordia macrospora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Monoblastiales
Lücking, M.P.Nelsen & K.D.Hyde (2013)
Family: Monoblastiaceae
W.Watson (1929)
Type genus
Monoblastia
Riddle (1923)
Genera

Acrocordia
Anisomeridium
Caprettia
Megalotremis
Monoblastia
Trypetheliopsis

The Monoblastiaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the monotypic order Monoblastiales. It contains six genera.[1] The family was circumscribed in 1929 by British botanist William Watson.[2]

Genera

  • Acrocordia A.Massal. (1854) – 6 spp.
  • Anisomeridium (Müll.Arg.) M.Choisy (1928) – ca. 80 spp.
  • Caprettia Bat. & H.Maia (1965) – 8 spp.
  • Megalotremis Aptroot (1991) – 12 spp.
  • Monoblastia Riddle (1923) – 11 spp.
  • Trypetheliopsis Asahina (1937) – 6 spp.

References

  1. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  2. ^ Watson, W. (1929). "The classification of lichens. II". New Phytologist. 28 (2): 85–116. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1929.tb06749.x.
Taxon identifiers
Monoblastiaceae


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