Acarosporaceae
| Acarosporaceae | |
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| Sarcogyne regularis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Acarosporales |
| Family: | Acarosporaceae Zahlbr. (1906) |
| Genera | |
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Acarospora | |
The Acarosporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Acarosporales. Members of this family have a widespread distribution, and are lichenized with green algae.[1] According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 11 genera and 183 species.[2]
Phylogeny[]
Formerly classified in the fungal order Lecanorales, phylogenetic analyses in 1998 showed that the Acarosporaceae belong outside this order;[3] further analysis supported this conclusion.[4]
References[]
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- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Stenroos SK, DePriest PT (1998). "SSU rDNA phylogeny of cladoniiform lichens". American Journal of Botany. 85: 1548–59. doi:10.2307/2446481. PMID 21680313.
- ^ Lutzoni F, Pagel M, Reeb V (2001). "Major fungal lineages are derived from lichen symbiotic ancestors". Nature. 411: 937–40. doi:10.1038/35082053. PMID 11418855.
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