Stereocaulaceae

Stereocaulaceae
Stereocaulon tomentosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Stereocaulaceae
Chevall. (1826)
Type genus
Stereocaulon
Hoffm. (1796)
Genera

Hertelidea
Lepraria
Stereocaulon
Squamarina
Xyleborus

The Stereocaulaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Lecanorales. It contains five genera.[1] Species of this family are widely distributed in temperate boreal and austral regions.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lücking et al. 2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 339. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.