Pertusariaceae
Sign in to saveThe Pertusariaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Pertusariales.
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- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderPertusariales
- FamilyPertusariaceae
Habitatmarine
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The Pertusariaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Pertusariales.
==Taxonomy== The family was formally circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1846. It contained the genera Pertusaria and Ochrolechia until Pertusaria was shown to be polyphyletic in a 2006 publication. The family Ochrolechiaceae was created to contain Ochrolechia.
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lichen
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Ascomycota
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
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Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle
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polyphyly
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