Acarosporaceae
Sign in to saveThe Acarosporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Acarosporales. Members of this family have a widespread distribution, and are mostly lichenized with green algae. According to a 2021 estimate, the family contains 11 genera and about 260 species. The family is characterised by a formed of paraphysoids (hyphal structures similar in function to true paraphyses, but often branched and forming a network).
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderAcarosporales
- FamilyAcarosporaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 68
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Acarosporaceae
- Collections
- MEL, COLO, UAM, US, AADC, ALA
- Recorded in
- Russian Federation, United States, Cuba, Switzerland, Antarctica, United Kingdom, Sweden
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Acarosporales
- Image
- Sarcogyne regularis-1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Acarosporaceae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Acarosporaceae
- topic's main category
- Category:Acarosporaceae
- taxon common name
- ホウネンゴケ科
- taxon author citation
- Zahlbr. (1906)
- taxonomic type
- Acarospora
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Phylogeny
- Description
- Habitat and distribution
- Ecology
- Genera
- References
The Acarosporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Acarosporales. Members of this family have a widespread distribution, and are mostly lichenized with green algae. According to a 2021 estimate, the family contains 11 genera and about 260 species. The family is characterised by a formed of paraphysoids (hyphal structures similar in function to true paraphyses, but often branched and forming a network).
==Phylogeny==
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