Acarosporaceae

Acarosporaceae
Sarcogyne regularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Acarosporales
Family: Acarosporaceae
Zahlbr. (1906)
Type genus
Acarospora
A.Massal. (1852)
Genera

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The Acarosporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Acarosporales. Members of this family have a widespread distribution, and are mostly lichenized with green algae.[1] According to a 2021 estimate, the family contains 11 genera and about 260 species.[2] The family is characterised by a hamathecium formed of paraphysoids (hyphal structures similar in function to true paraphyses, but often branched and forming a network).[3]

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