Pertusariales

The Pertusariales are an order of fungi in the class Lecanoromycetes. It contains the following families: Coccotremataceae, Icmadophilaceae, Megasporaceae, Microcaliciaceae, Ochrolechiaceae, Pertusariaceae, Varicellariaceae, and Variolariaceae.[2] Many of these fungi form lichens.

Pertusariales
A herbarium specimen of Pertusaria velata (40X magnification), member of the Pertusariales order.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Subclass: Ostropomycetidae
Order: Pertusariales
M.Choisy ex D.Hawksw. & O.E.Erikss. (1986)
Families

Coccotremataceae
Icmadophilaceae
Megasporaceae
Microcaliciaceae
Ochrolechiaceae
Pertusariaceae
Varicellariaceae
Variolariaceae

Synonyms[1]
  • Pertusaria paratuberculifera (2 verrucae)
    Pertusaria paratuberculifera (2 verrucae)
  • Pertusaria paratuberculifera (8 spores per ascus)
    Pertusaria paratuberculifera (8 spores per ascus)

References
  1. Hodkinson, B.P.; Lendemer, J. (2011). "The orders of Ostropomycetidae (Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota): Recognition of Sarrameanales and Trapeliales with a request to retain Pertusariales over Agyriales". Phytologia. 93 (3): 407–412.
  2. Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, LKT; S, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8.


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