The Pertusariaceae are a

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of lichen-forming

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in the order Pertusariales.

Taxonomy

The family was formally

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by German lichenologist

Gustav Wilhelm Körber Gustav Wilhelm Körber (10 January 1817, Hirschberg – 27 January 1885, Breslau) was a German lichenologist. He studied natural sciences in Breslau and Berlin, obtaining his PhD in 1839 with the thesis ''De gonidiis lichenum''. After graduati ...

in 1846. It contained the genera ''Pertusaria'' and '' Ochrolechia'' until ''Pertusaria'' was shown to be

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in a 2006 publication. The family Ochrolechiaceae was created to contain ''Ochrolechia''.

Genera

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includes 6 genera and 379 species in the Pertusariaceae. *'' Lepra'' – 81 spp. *'' Loxosporopsis'' – 1 sp. *''

Pertusaria ''Pertusaria'' is a large genus of warty crustose lichens in the Pertusariaceae family.Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, The fruiting bodies are usually modified apothecia that immersed in warts ...

'' – ca. 300 spp. *'' Phyllophiale'' – 1 sp. *'' Thamnochrolechia'' – 1 sp. *'' Verseghya'' – 2 spp.

References

Pertusariales Lichen families Lecanoromycetes families Taxa named by Gustav Wilhelm Körber Taxa described in 1855 {{Pertusariales-stub