Rhizocarpales | |
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Rhizocarpon superficiale in Mokelumne Wilderness, California | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Subclass: | Lecanoromycetidae |
Order: | Rhizocarpales Miądl. & Lutzoni ex Miądl. & Lutzoni (2016) |
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Rhizocarpon | |
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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.