Peltigeraceae

Peltigeraceae
Peltigera canina is the type species of genus Peltigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Peltigeraceae
Dumort. (1822)
Type genus
Peltigera
Willd. (1787)
Subfamilies

Lobarioideae
Nephromatoideae
Peltigeroideae

Synonyms[1]

The Peltigeraceae are a family of lichens in the order Peltigerales. The Peltigeraceae, which contains 15 genera and about 600 species, has recently (2018) been emended to include the families Lobariaceae and Nephromataceae. Many Peltigeraceae species have large and conspicuous, leathery thalli. They largely occur in cool-temperate to tropical montane climates. Tripartite thalli involving fungus, green algae and cyanobacteria are common in this family.

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