Dactylosporaceae
Sign in to saveThe Dactylosporaceae or Sclerococcaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the class Eurotiomycetes. It is the only family of the order Sclerococcales and subclass Sclerococcomycetidae.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyDactylosporaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- Family
- Dactylosporaceae
- Collections
- UFPE, TROM
- Recorded in
- Brasil, Norway
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- Lecanorales
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The Dactylosporaceae or Sclerococcaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the class Eurotiomycetes. It is the only family of the order Sclerococcales and subclass Sclerococcomycetidae.
==Taxonomy== There are currently seven genera in the family: Cylindroconidiis – 1 species Fusichalara – 5 species Gamsomyces – 1 species Longimultiseptata – 2 species Pseudobactrodesmium – 3 species Rhopalophora – 1 species Sclerococcum (=Dactylospora , the type genus) – around 100 species
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