Pyrenulaceae

Pyrenulaceae

Pyrenulaceae

Family of fungi

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]

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Genera

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

References

  1. [1]
    Cannon & Kirk 2007, p. 305.
  2. [2]
    Catalogue of Life.

Sources

  • 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.


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