Nephromataceae

Nephromataceae
The apothecia of a herbarium specimen of Nephroma bellum, member of the Nephromataceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Subclass:	Lecanoromycetidae
Order:	Peltigerales
Family:	Nephromataceae Wetmore ex J.C. David & D. Hawksw. (1991)
Type genus
Nephroma Ach.
Genera
Nephroma

The Nephromataceae are a lichenized family of fungi in the order Peltigerales (suborder Peltigerineae). The family is monotypic, containing the single genus Nephroma. The Nephromataceae have a largely temperate distribution.^[1]

References

1. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 239. ISBN 0-85199-827-5. 

External links

• Index Fungorum