Megasporaceae

Megasporaceae
Aspicilia calcarea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Ascomycetes
Order:	Pertusariales
Family:	Megasporaceae Lumbsch, Feige & K. Schmitz (1994)

Megasporaceae are a family of fungi belonging to the Ascomycota. Taxa are lichenized with green algae, and grow on rocks, often in maritime climates close to fresh water.Phylogenetic analysis has shown that this family is related to the Pertusariaceae, another family of lichens. The genus Aspicilia was moved here from the Hymeneliaceae.

Genera of this family include:

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