The Roccellaceae are a
family
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the order
Arthoniomycetes
Arthoniomycetes are a class of ascomycete fungi. It includes two orders: Arthoniales and Lichenostigmatales. Most of the taxa in these orders are tropical and subtropical lichens.
Systematics
Phylogenetic analysis supports the monophyly
...
. Most taxa are
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ...]
, although some are
lichenicolous
A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen as the host. A lichenicolous fungus is not the same as the fungus that is the component of the lichen, which is known as a lichenized fungus. They are most commonly specific to ...
, growing on other lichens.
Genera
,
Species Fungorum
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(in the
Catalogue of Life
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) accepts 47 genera and 266 species in family Roccellaceae.
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Ancistrosporella''
– 3 spp.
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Austrographa''
– 3 spp.
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Austroroccella''
– 1 sp.
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Baidera''
– 1 sp.
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Chiodecton''
– ca. 22 spp.
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Cresponea''
– 21 spp.
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Crocellina''
– 1 sp.
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Dendrographa''
– 7 spp.
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Dichosporidium''
– 8 spp.
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Diplogramma''
– 1 spp.
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Dirina'' – 13 spp.
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Dirinastrum''
– 2 spp.
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Diromma''
– 1 sp.
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Enterodictyon'' – 2 spp. *
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Enterographa'' – (ca. 30 and 25 orphaned)
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Erythrodecton''
– 3 spp.
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Feigeana'' – 1 sp.
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Follmanniella''
– 1 sp.
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Gorgadesia''
– 1 sp.
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Graphidastra''
– 4 spp.
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Gyrographa''
– 3 spp.
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Gyronactis''
– 2 spp.
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Halographis''
– 1 sp.
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Haplodina'' – 3 spp.
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Isalonactis''
– 1 sp.
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Lecanactis'' – ca. 30 spp.
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Mazosia'' – 27 spp.
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Ocellomma''
– 1 sp.
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Paralecanographa''
– 1 sp.
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Protoroccella''
– 2 spp.
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Pseudolecanactis'' – 1 sp.
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Pseudoschismatomma''
– 1 sp.
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Psoronactis''
– 1 sp.
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Pulvinodecton''
– 2 spp.
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Roccella Roccella may refer to:
* Roccella Valdemone, a municipality in Sicily, Italy
* Roccella Ionica
Roccella Ionica (; also known as Roccella Jonica or simply as Roccella ( Roccellese: ) is a town and ''comune'' located on the Ionian Sea in Calabria, ...
'' – 32 spp.
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Roccellina'' – (29 + 5 orphaned in ''
Sigridea'')
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Roccellodea''
– 1 sp.
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Sagenidiopsis''
– 4 spp.
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Schismatomma'' – 10 spp.
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Sigridea''
– 6 spp.
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Simonyella'' – 1 sp.
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Sipmania''
– 1 sp.
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Streimannia''
– 1 sp.
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Syncesia'' – ca. 25 spp.
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– 2 spp.
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Vigneronia''
– 3 spp.
References
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Lichen families
Ascomycota families
Taxa named by François Fulgis Chevallier
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