The Gomphillaceae are a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[Ostropales
The Ostropales are an order of fungi in the class Lecanoromycetes. The order was circumscribed by Swedish botanist John Axel Nannfeldt in 1932. The order contains 4 families and 46 genera, including 6 genera of uncertain familial placement.
Fa ...]
. Species in this family are found mostly in
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
regions.
Genera
According to a recent (2020) estimate, the Gomphillaceae comprise 26 genera and about 420 species. The following list indicates the genus name, the
taxonomic authority, year of publication, and the number of species:
* ''
Actinoplaca'' – 2 spp.
* ''
Aderkomyces'' – 30 spp.
* ''
Aplanocalenia'' – 1 sp.
* ''
Arthotheliopsis'' – 5 spp.
* ''
Asterothyrium'' – 32 spp.
* ''
Aulaxina'' – 14 spp.
* ''
Calenia'' – 30 spp.
* ''
Caleniopsis'' – 2 spp.
* ''
Corticifraga
''Corticifraga'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Gomphillaceae. The genus was circumscribed by David Leslie Hawksworth and Rolf Santesson in 1990, with '' Corticifraga peltigerae'' assigned as the type species.
Species
*'' Cor ...
'' – 7 spp.
* ''
Diploschistella'' – 4 spp.
* ''
Echinoplaca'' – 40 spp.
* ''
Ferraroa'' – 1 sp.
* ''
Gomphillus'' – 6 spp.
* ''
Gyalectidium'' – 52 spp.
* ''
Gyalidea'' – 50 spp.
* ''
Gyalideopsis'' – 91 spp.
* ''
Hippocrepidea'' – 1 sp.
* ''
Jamesiella'' – 4 spp.
* ''
Lithogyalideopsis'' – 4 spp.
* ''
Paratricharia'' – 1 spp.
* ''
Paragyalideopsis'' – 4 spp.
* ''
Phyllogyalidea'' – 2 spp.
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Psorotheciopsis'' – 7 spp.
* ''
Rolueckia'' – 2 spp.
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Taitaia'' – 1 spp.
* ''
Tricharia'' – ca. 30 spp.
References
Ostropales
Lichen families
Lecanoromycetes families
Taxa described in 1929
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