The Acarosporales are an
order of fungi in the class
Lecanoromycetes
Lecanoromycetes is the largest class of lichenized fungi. It belongs to the subphylum Pezizomycotina in the phylum Ascomycota. The asci (spore-bearing cells) of the Lecanoromycetes most often release spores by rostrate dehiscence.
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Phylogenetic
In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...
analyses conducted using the sequences of both the
protein
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-coding gene ''
RPB2
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''POLR2B'' gene.
This gene encodes the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, the polymerase responsible for synthesizing messenger RNA in eukaryotes. ...
'' as well as nuclear ribosomal genes place this order within the subclass
Acarosporomycetidae
The Acarosporomycetidae are a subclass of fungi in the class Lecanoromycetes. This subclass contains the single order Acarosporales, which circumscribes the single family Acarosporaceae.
External linksOutline of Ascomycota 2007
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According to a recent (2020) survey of fungal classification, the Acarosporales contain two families:
Acarosporaceae
The Acarosporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Acarosporales. Members of this family have a widespread distribution, and are mostly lichenized with green algae. According to a 2021 estimate, the family contains 11 genera and about 260 spe ...
, with 11 genera and about 260 species, and
Eigleraceae, with 1 genus and 2 species.
References
Lichen orders
Lecanoromycetes orders
Taxa named by Alexander Zahlbruckner
Taxa described in 1906
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