Teloschistales | |
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Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, member of the Teloschistales order. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Subclass: | Lecanoromycetidae |
Order: |
Teloschistales D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. (1986) |
Families | |
Caliciaceae |
Caliciaceae
Letrouitiaceae
Megalosporaceae
Physciaceae
Teloschistaceae
The Teloschistales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. According to one 2008 estimate, the order contains 5 families, 66 genera, and 1954 species.