Dactylosporaceae
family of fungi
The Dactylosporaceae or Sclerococcaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the class Eurotiomycetes. It is the only family of the order Sclerococcales and subclass Sclerococcomycetidae.
Taxonomy
There are currently seven genera in the family:
Cylindroconidiis H.Zhang & X.D.Yu (2018) – 1 species
Fusichalara S.Hughes & Nag Raj (1973) – 5 species
Gamsomyces Hern.-Restr. & Réblová (2020) – 1 species
Longimultiseptata H.Zhang & W.Dong (2019) – 2 species
Pseudobactrodesmium H.Zhang, W.Dong & K.D.Hyde (2020) – 3 species
Rhopalophora Réblová, Unter. & W.Gams (2016) – 1 species
Sclerococcum Fr. (1825) (=Dactylospora Körb.
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