Chaetothyriomycetidae

Chaetothyriomycetidae
The lichen Pyrenocollema halodytes on the shell of Littoraria irrorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: 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.

Morphology

Chaetothyriomycetidae produce a cleistothecium through which they distribute their spores.

References

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