Overview
The Pertusariales are an order of fungi in the class Lecanoromycetes.
Pertusaria paratuberculifera (2 verrucae)
Pertusaria paratuberculifera ( 8 spores per ascus)
External, links
Taxonomy
The Order Pertusariales is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (4): Coccotremataceae · Icmadophilaceae · Ochrolechiaceae · Pertusariaceae
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1,381 species and subspecies in the Order Pertusariales.
Families
Coccotremataceae
The Coccotremataceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Pertusariales. Species in this widely distributed family grow on bark or rocks, especially in maritime regions. [more]
Icmadophilaceae
The Icmadophilaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Pertusariales. The family was circumscribed in 1993, and contains 6 genera and 58 species. [more]
Ochrolechiaceae
Pertusariaceae
The Pertusariaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Pertusariales. [more]
At least 1,113 species and subspecies belong to the Family Pertusariaceae.
More info about the Family Pertusariaceae may be found here.
Sources
- The text on this page is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It includes material from Wikipedia retrieved Wednesday, February 22, 2012.
- Photographs on this page are copyrighted by individual photographers, and individual copyrights apply.
- The technology underlying this page, including the controls behind Keep Exploring, is owned by the BayScience Foundation. All rights are reserved.