Chaetothyriomycetidae | |
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The lichen Pyrenocollema halodytes on the shell of Littoraria irrorata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Subclass: |
Chaetothyriomycetidae Doweld |
Orders | |
Chaetothyriales
Pyrenulales
Verrucariales
Chaetothyriomycetidae is a subclass of ascomycetes within the class Eurotiomycetes. Many species in Chaetothyriomycetidae are lichens.
Chaetothyriomycetidae produce a cleistothecium through which they distribute their spores.