| Catillariaceae | |
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| Catillaria chalybeia, growing on granite in Portugal | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Catillariaceae Hafellner (1984) |
| Type genus | |
| Catillaria A.Massal. (1852)
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| Genera | |
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Austrolecia | |
The Catillariaceae are a family of crustose lichens in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution, especially in temperate areas.[1] The family was originally circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Josef Hafellner in 1984.[2]
- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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