Overview
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]
Families
- Caliciaceae
- Letrouitiaceae
- Megalosporaceae
- Physciaceae
- Teloschistaceae
- Caliciaceae
- Letrouitiaceae
- Megalosporaceae
- Physciaceae
- Teloschistaceae
References
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). < i>Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 680. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
Taxonomy
The Order Teloschistales is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (4): Fuscideaceae · Letrouitiaceae · Megalosporaceae · Teloschistaceae
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1,997 species and subspecies in the Order Teloschistales.
Families
Fuscideaceae
The Fuscideaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Lecanoromycetes. Its relationship to other taxa in the Lecanoromycetes is not well understood, so it is considered to be incertae sedis with respect to ordinal placement. [more]
Letrouitiaceae
Megalosporaceae
The Megalosporaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. Most species have a tropical distribution. [more]
Teloschistaceae
The Teloschistaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the phylum Ascomycota. [more]
At least 1,772 species and subspecies belong to the Family Teloschistaceae.
More info about the Family Teloschistaceae may be found here.
References
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 680. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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