Caliciaceae
| Caliciaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Calicium viride | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Subclass: | Lecanoromycetidae |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Caliciaceae Chevall. (1826) |
| Type genus | |
| Calicium Pers. (1794) | |
The Caliciaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family contains 31 genera and 731 species.[1]
Genera
- Acolium
- Acroscyphus
- Amandinea
- Australiaena
- Buellia
- Calicium
- Cratiria
- Cyphelium
- Dermatiscum
- Dimelaena
- Diploicia
- Diplotomma
- Dirinaria
- Gassicurtia
- Hafellia
- Hypoflavia
- Santessonia
- Stigmatochroma
- Sphinctrinopsis (placement uncertain)
- Tetramelas
- Texosporium
- Thelomma
- Tholurna
- Tylophoropsis (placement uncertain, and name illegitimate)