Scoliciosporaceae | |
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Closeup (40X magnification) of a herbarium specimen of Scoliciosporum chlorococcum, showing dark brown apothecia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Scoliciosporaceae Hafellner (1984) |
Genera | |
Scoliciosporaceae is a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Lecanorales.[1] It contains two genera, the monotypic Umushamyces, and the type genus Scoliciosporum. The family was circumscribed by lichenologist Josef Hafellner in 1984.[2]