Teloschistales
| Teloschistales | |
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| Teloschistes chrysophthalmus, member of the Teloschistales order. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Subclass: | Lecanoromycetidae |
| Order: | Teloschistales D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. (1986) |
| Families | |
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Caliciaceae | |
The Teloschistales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. According to one 2008 estimate, the order contains 5 families, 66 genera, and 1954 species.[1]