Acarosporaceae | |
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Sarcogyne regularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Subclass: | Acarosporomycetidae |
Order: | Acarosporales |
Family: |
Acarosporaceae Zahlbr. (1906) |
Genera | |
Acarospora |
Acarospora
Glypholecia
Lithoglypha
Myriospora
Pleopsidium
Polysporina
Sarcogyne
Silobia
Thelocarpella
The Acarosporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Acarosporales. Members of this family have a widespread distribution, and are lichenized with green algae. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 11 genera and 183 species.
Formerly classified in the fungal order Lecanorales, phylogenetic analyses in 1998 showed that the Acarosporaceae belong outside this order; further analysis supported this conclusion.