Overview
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The Physciaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family contains 17 genera and 512 species.1]
Genera
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- Anaptychia
- Coscinocladium
- Culbersonia (placement uncertain)
- Dermiscellum
- Heterodermia
- Hyperphyscia
- Mobergia
- Monerolechia
- Phaeophyscia
- Phaeorrhiza
- Physcia
- Physconia
- Pyxine
- Redonia (placement uncertain)
- Rinodina
- Rinodinella
- Tornabea
References
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- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
Taxonomy
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The Family Physciaceae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (56): Amandinea · Anaptychia · Aplotomma · Australiaena · Awasthia · Berengeria · Buellia · Buelliomyces · Buelliopsis · Circinaria · Coscinocladium · Cratiria · Culbersonia · Dermatiscum · Dermiscellum · Dictyorinis · Dimelaena · Diploicia · Diplotomma · Dirinaria · Fluctea · Gassicurtia · Hafellia · Heterodermia · Hyperphyscia · Hypoflavia · Kemmleria · Lichenoides · Mattickiolichen · Mattickiomyces · Melanaspicilia · Mischoblastia · Mobergia · Monerolechia · Phaeophyscia · Phaeorrhiza · Physcia · Physciella · Physciomyces · Physciopsis · Physconia · Placothallia · Pyxine · Redonia · Rhinodinomyces · Rinodina · Rinodinella · Samboa · Samboamyces · Santessonia · Stigmatochroma · Tetramelaena · Tetramelas · Tornabea · Tornabenia · Tornabeniopsis
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2,423 species and subspecies in the Family Physciaceae.
Genera
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Amandinea
Amandinea is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains 34 species. [more]
Anaptychia
Anaptychia is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Physciaceae. [more]
Aplotomma
Australiaena
Awasthia
Berengeria
Buellia
A Genus in the Kingdom Fungi. [more]
Buelliomyces
Buelliopsis
Circinaria
Coscinocladium
Cratiria
Culbersonia
Dermatiscum
Dermiscellum
Dictyorinis
Dimelaena
Diploicia
Diplotomma
Dirinaria
Fluctea
Gassicurtia
Hafellia
Heterodermia
Hyperphyscia
Hypoflavia
Kemmleria
Lichenoides
Mattickiolichen
Mattickiomyces
Melanaspicilia
Mischoblastia
Mobergia
Monerolechia
Phaeophyscia
Phaeorrhiza
Physcia
Physciella
Physciomyces
Physciopsis
Physconia
Placothallia
Pyxine
Redonia
Rhinodinomyces
Rinodina
Rinodinella
Samboa
Samboamyces
Santessonia
Stigmatochroma
Tetramelaena
Tetramelas
Tornabea
Tornabenia
Tornabeniopsis
More info about the Genus Tornabeniopsis may be found here.
References
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- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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