Rhizocarpales

Rhizocarpales
Rhizocarpon superficiale in Mokelumne Wilderness, California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Subclass: Lecanoromycetidae
Order: Rhizocarpales
Miądl. & Lutzoni ex Miądl. & Lutzoni (2016)
Type genus
Rhizocarpon
Ramond ex DC. (1805)
Families

Rhizocarpaceae
Sporastatiaceae

Synonyms
  • Sporastatiales Lumbsch & Leavitt (2018)

The Rhizocarpales are an order of lichen-forming fungi in the subclass Lecanoromycetidae of the class Lecanoromycetes.[1] It has two families, Rhizocarpaceae and Sporastatiaceae, which contain mostly crustose lichens.

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