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Gloeoheppiaceae

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Gloeoheppiaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lichinomycetes
Order: Lichinales
Family: Gloeoheppiaceae
Henssen (1995)
Genera

Gloeoheppia
Gudelia
Pseudopeltula

The Gloeoheppiaceae are a family of ascomycete fungi in the order Lichinales. There are seven species in the family.[1] Most species are lichenized with cyanobacteria. Species in this family are mostly found in desert areas.[2] The family was circumscribed in 1995 by German lichenologist Aino Henssen.[3]

References

  1. ^ Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. S2CID 249054641.
  2. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 17. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
  3. ^ Henssen, Aino (1995). "The New Lichen family Gloeoheppiaceae and its genera Gloeoheppia, Pseudopeltula and Gudelia (Lichinales)". The Lichenologist. 27 (4): 261–290. doi:10.1006/lich.1995.0025.