Graphidaceae

Graphidaceae
Graphis desquamescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Graphidales
Family: Graphidaceae
Dumort. (1822)
Type genus
Graphis
Adans. (1763)
Subfamilies
  • Fissurinoideae
  • Graphidoideae
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Asterothyriaceae Walt.Watson (1929)
  • Diploschistaceae Zahlbr. (1905)
  • Fissurinaceae B.P.Hodk. (2012))
  • Thelotremataceae Stizenb. (1862)

The Graphidaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Graphidales. The family contains nearly a hundred genera and more than 2000 species.[4] Although the family has a cosmopolitan distribution, most Graphidaceae species occur in tropical regions, and typically grow on bark.[5]

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