Coccocarpiaceae

Coccocarpiaceae
A herbarium specimen of Coccocarpia palmicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Coccocarpiaceae
Henssen (1986)
Type genus
Coccocarpia
Pers. (1827)
Genera

Coccocarpia
Peltularia
Spilonema

The Coccocarpiaceae are a family of lichen-forming in the order Peltigerales.[1] There are three genera and about 60 species in the family. Species in this family have a widespread distribution, including boreal and austral regions.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wijayawardene et al. 2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.