The Stereocaulaceae are a
family
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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.[fungi
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in the
order Lecanorales
The Lecanorales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The order contains 26 families, 269 genera, and 5695 species.
Families
* Aphanopsidaceae
* Biatorellaceae
* Brigan ...
. It contains five
genera
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.
Species of this family are widely distributed in
temperate
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boreal
Boreal may refer to:
Climatology and geography
*Boreal (age), the first climatic phase of the Blytt-Sernander sequence of northern Europe, during the Holocene epoch
*Boreal climate, a climate characterized by long winters and short, cool to mild ...
and
austral regions.
Genera
*''
Hertelidea''
– 6 spp.
*''
Lepraria
''Lepraria'' is a genus of leprose crustose lichens that grows on its substrate like patches of granular, caked up, mealy dust grains.A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Lepraria s.l. that produce divaricatic acid, with note ...
'' – 86 spp.
*''
Stereocaulon
''Stereocaulon'' is a genus of lichens. Members of ''Stereocaulon'' are commonly called snow lichens.
Species
*'' Stereocaulon alpinum''
*'' Stereocaulon apocalypticum''
*'' Stereocaulon arcticum''
*'' Stereocaulon arenarium''
*'' Stereocau ...
'' – 45 spp.
*''
Squamarina
''Squamarina'' is a genus of lichens in the family Stereocaulaceae, although it has recently been suggested that it may belong in the family Ramalinaceae.Ekman, Stefan, Heidi L. Andersen, and Mats Wedin. 2008. The limitations of ancestral state r ...
'' – 4 spp.
*''
Xyleborus''
– 2 spp.
References
*
Lichen families
Lecanoromycetes families
Taxa named by François Fulgis Chevallier
Taxa described in 1826
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