Catillariaceae | |
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Catillaria chalybeia, growing on granite in Portugal | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 | |
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]
Hafellner 1984
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).