Gomphillaceae

Gomphillaceae
Gomphillus americanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Subdivision: Pezizomycotina
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Subclass: Ostropomycetidae
Order: Ostropales
Family: Gomphillaceae
W. Watson ex Hafellner (1984)
Type genus
Gomphillus
Nyl.

The Gomphillaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Ostropales. Species in this family are found mostly in tropical regions.[1]

Genera

According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the following genera in are in the Gomphillaceae family. Those with a question mark preceding the name have an uncertain placement.[2]

References

  1. Cannon PF, Kirk PM. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 142–43. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
  2. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet (Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany) 13: 1–58.