Lichenostigmatales | |
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Lichenostigma cosmopolites growing parasitically on the thallus of the foliose lichen Xanthoparmelia stenophylla | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
Order: |
Lichenostigmatales Ertz, Diederich & Lawrey (2014) |
Type genus | |
Lichenostigma
Hafellner (1983)
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Family & genera | |
Phaeococcomycetaceae |
Lichenostigmatales is an order of fungi in the class Arthoniomycetes. It contains the single family Phaeococcomycetaceae. [1] Lichenostigmatales was circumscribed in 2014 by Damien Ertz, Paul Diederich, and James D. Lawrey, with genus Lichenostigma assigned as the type. Using molecular phylogenetics, they identified a lineage of taxa in the Arthoniomycetes that were phylogenetically distinct from the order Arthoniales. Species in the Lichenostigmatales include black yeasts, lichenicolous, and melanised rock-inhabiting species. [2]
Recent estimates for the number of taxa in the family Phaeococcomycetaceae suggest that it contains 3 genera ( Etayoa, Lichenostigma, and Phaeococcomyces) and either 31 [3] or 37 species. [1] The monotypic genus Antarctolichenia was added to Phaeococcomycetaceae in 2021. [4]
Lichenostigmatales | |
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Lichenostigma cosmopolites growing parasitically on the thallus of the foliose lichen Xanthoparmelia stenophylla | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
Order: |
Lichenostigmatales Ertz, Diederich & Lawrey (2014) |
Type genus | |
Lichenostigma
Hafellner (1983)
| |
Family & genera | |
Phaeococcomycetaceae |
Lichenostigmatales is an order of fungi in the class Arthoniomycetes. It contains the single family Phaeococcomycetaceae. [1] Lichenostigmatales was circumscribed in 2014 by Damien Ertz, Paul Diederich, and James D. Lawrey, with genus Lichenostigma assigned as the type. Using molecular phylogenetics, they identified a lineage of taxa in the Arthoniomycetes that were phylogenetically distinct from the order Arthoniales. Species in the Lichenostigmatales include black yeasts, lichenicolous, and melanised rock-inhabiting species. [2]
Recent estimates for the number of taxa in the family Phaeococcomycetaceae suggest that it contains 3 genera ( Etayoa, Lichenostigma, and Phaeococcomyces) and either 31 [3] or 37 species. [1] The monotypic genus Antarctolichenia was added to Phaeococcomycetaceae in 2021. [4]