Graphidaceae
| Graphidaceae | |
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| A herbarium specimen of Graphis scripta, member of the Graphidaceae family. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Subdivision: | Pezizomycotina |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Subclass: | Ostropomycetidae |
| Order: | Ostropales |
| Family: |
Graphidaceae Dumort. (1822) |
The Graphidaceae are a family of fungi in the order Ostropales. The current circumscription of Graphidaceae includes all taxa in the formerly independent families Thelotremataceae, Gomphillaceae, and Asterothyriaceae.
Graphidaceae is believed to be the most speciose family of lichenized fungi; over 2000 species are included in the current taxonomic concept of the family, and there are likely several hundred more that are undiscovered or undescribed. The vast majority of these species are restricted to the tropics.
Most Graphidaceae species are epiphytic (i.e. they grow only on plants). Species in several genera (Diploschistes, Gymnographopsis, and Rendonographa) are saxicolous (i.e. they grow on rock).
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