Icmadophilaceae
Sign in to saveThe Icmadophilaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Pertusariales. The family was circumscribed in 1993 by the mycologist Dagmar Treibel. It contains 9 genera and 35 species.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Icmadophilaceae is referenced by 22 other articles, and connects out to fungi, International Standard Book Number and Wikidata.
It is catalogued under topics including Icmadophilaceae, Lecanoromycetes families and Lichen families.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderPertusariales
- FamilyIcmadophilaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- Family
- Icmadophilaceae
- Collections
- MEL
- Recorded in
- Japan, Costa Rica
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pertusariales
- Image
- Heideflechte Icmadophila ericetorum OhWeh-002.jpg
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- taxon name
- Icmadophilaceae
- taxon rank
- family
- Commons category
- Icmadophilaceae
- topic's main category
- Category:Icmadophilaceae
- taxon author citation
- Triebel (1993)
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Description
- Genera
- References
The Icmadophilaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Pertusariales. The family was circumscribed in 1993 by the mycologist Dagmar Treibel. It contains 9 genera and 35 species.
==Description== Icmadophilaceae species are usually crust-like to shrub-like in form. Their partner is , which is crucial for their survival. Their apothecia (fruiiting bodies) are typically in form, meaning they have a light-coloured (not ) margin, and are often pink in colour. Some may have stalk-like structures, referred to as .
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