Teloschistales

Teloschistales
Teloschistes chrysophthalmus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Subclass: Lecanoromycetidae
Order: Teloschistales
D.Hawksw. & O.E.Erikss. (1986)
Families

Brigantiaeaceae
Letrouitiaceae
Megalosporaceae
Teloschistaceae

The Teloschistales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. According to one 2008 estimate, the order contains 5 families, 66 genera, and 1954 species.[1] The predominant photobiont partners for the Teloschistales are green algae from the genera Trebouxia and Asterochloris.[2]

  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 680. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Thüs et al. 2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).