| Placynthiaceae | |
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| Herbarium specimen of Placynthium nigrum, member of the Placynthiaceae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Subclass: | Lecanoromycetidae |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Placynthiaceae Å.E. Dahl (1950) |
| Type genus | |
| Placynthium (Ach.) Gray |
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| Genera | |
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Hertella |
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The Placynthiaceae are a lichenized family of fungi in the order Peltigerales (suborder Collematineae). Species of this family are found largely in northern temperate regions.[1]