- Melaspileaceae
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Melaspileaceae Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Ascomycota Subphylum: Pezizomycotina Class: Arthoniomycetes Order: Arthoniales Family: Melaspileacea
W. Watson (1929)Type species Melaspilea
Nyl.Genera Melaspilea
The Melaspileaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Arthoniales. Containing a single genus, Melaspilea, they are poorly understood, and phylogenetic relationships to other taxa in the Ascomycota are not clearly defined.[1]
References
External links
"Myconet: Outline of Ascomycota 2007". http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp#classArth. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
Categories:- Arthoniomycetes
- Lichens
- Ascomycota stubs
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