Coccocarpiaceae

Coccocarpiaceae
A herbarium specimen of Coccocarpia palmicola, member of the Coccocarpiaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Subclass: Lecanoromycetidae
Order: Peltigerales
Suborder: Collematineae
Family: Coccocarpiaceae
Henssen (1986)
Type genus
Coccocarpia
Pers.
Genera

Coccocarpia
Peltularia
Spilonema
Spilonemella
Steinera

The Coccocarpiaceae are a lichenized family of fungi in the order Peltigerales (suborder Collematineae). Species in this family have a widespread distribution, including boreal and austral regions.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 77. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
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