Placynthiaceae
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 | |
Genera | |
Hertella |
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]