Placynthiaceae

Placynthiaceae
	Herbarium specimen of Placynthium nigrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Subclass:	Lecanoromycetidae
Order:	Peltigerales
Suborder:	Collematineae
Family:	Placynthiaceae; Å.E. Dahl (1950)
Type genus
	Placynthium (Ach.) Gray;
Genera
	Hertella; Koerberia; Leptochidium; Placynthiopsis; Placynthium; Polychidium; Vestergrenopsis

The Placynthiaceae are a lichenized family of fungi in the order Peltigerales (suborder Collematineae). Species of this family are found largely in northern temperate regions.^[1]

References

^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 284. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.

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