The Phlyctidaceae 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.[Gyalectales
''Gyalectales'' is an order of lichen-forming fungi in the class Lecanoromycetes. It contains 5 families, 15 genera and about 550 species.
Taxonomy
The Gyalectales were introduced in a 1974 publication by Aino Henssen and Martin Jahns, but ...]
. Species in this family have primarily a
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
distribution, and are usually found growing on bark.
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References
Gyalectales
Lichen families
Lecanoromycetes families
Taxa named by David Leslie Hawksworth
Taxa described in 1991
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