Xanthopyreniaceae

The Xanthopyreniaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Collemopsidiales. Members of this family are found worldwide on rocks in various climates, from temperate to polar regions, where they form inconspicuous crusty growths or live hidden within the rock surface. Where lichenised, species partner with cyanobacteria, and several lineages are parasitic (lichenicolous) on other lichens. The family is characterized by small, dark fruiting bodies that release spores through a single opening at the top.

Zwackhiomyces is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi in the family Xanthopyreniaceae.

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Pyrenocollema is a genus of lichenized fungi in the biological division Ascomycota. The genus was described by German botanist Johannes Reinke in 1895 and has been placed in the family Xanthopyreniaceae. Species in the genus form borderline lichen symbioses with cyanobacteria and are typically found in marine and freshwater environments, growing on rock surfaces or within calcareous substrates such as limestone and the shells of barnacles and limpets. Several species formerly placed in Pyrenocollema have been transferred to the related genus Collemopsidium.

Didymellopsis is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi in the family Xanthopyreniaceae.

Collemopsidium is a genus of fungi in the family Xanthopyreniaceae. Some members of this genus are marine species, and described as "borderline lichens" or "algicolous" fungi.

Mixtoconidium is a small genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi in the division Ascomycota. Its relationship to other genera is unclear (incertae sedis), and it has not been assigned to any family, order or class.

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