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Trypetheliaceae
Sign in to saveThe Trypetheliaceae are a family of mainly lichen-forming fungi in the order Trypetheliales. The family consists almost exclusively of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichens with an almost strictly tropical distribution.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassDothideomycetes
- OrderTrypetheliales
- FamilyTrypetheliaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 96
- With media
- 80
- Family
- Trypetheliaceae
- Collections
- NY, US, UFPE
- Recorded in
- Venezuela, South Africa, Guyana, Brasil, Brazil, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Trypetheliales
- Image
- Trypethelium neogalbineum 195257.jpg
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- taxon author citation
- Eschw. (1824)
- taxon name
- Trypetheliaceae
- taxon rank
- family
- Commons category
- Trypetheliaceae
- topic's main category
- Category:Trypetheliaceae
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Chemistry
- Xanthones
- Pigments
- Habitat, distribution, and ecology
- Genera
- References
The Trypetheliaceae are a family of mainly lichen-forming fungi in the order Trypetheliales. The family consists almost exclusively of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichens with an almost strictly tropical distribution.
==Taxonomy==
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