| Placynthiaceae | |
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| Herbarium specimen of Placynthium nigrum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Placynthiaceae Å.E.Dahl (1950) |
| Type genus | |
| Placynthium (Ach.) Gray | |
The Placynthiaceae are a lichenized family of fungi in the order Peltigerales. Species of this family are found largely in northern temperate regions.[1]
Genera[edit]
Numbers of species accepted by Species Fungorum;[2]
- Hertella - 3 spp.
- Placynthiopsis - 1 sp. (Placynthiopsis africana Zahlbr. (1932))
- Placynthium - 20 spp.
References[edit]
- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- ^ "Hertella - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 5 January 2022.