The Letrouitiaceae are a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
of
lichen-forming
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 ...
belonging to the
order Teloschistales
The Teloschistales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. According to one 2008 estimate, the order contains 5 families, 66 genera, and 1954 species. The predominant photobi ...
. The family, which has a tropical and subtropical distribution, contains the single genus ''Letrouitia'', which contains about 15 species.
The family and the genus, both
circumscribed in 1982 by André Bellemère and
Josef Hafellner
Josef Hafellner (1951– ) is an Austrian mycologist and lichenologist. He was awarded the Acharius Medal in 2016 for his lifetime contributions to lichenology. Before his retirement, he was a professor at the Karl-Franzens-Universität in ...
, are named in honour of
Marie-Agnès Letrouit-Galinou.
Species
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Letrouitia assamana''
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Letrouitia aureola''
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Letrouitia bifera''
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Letrouitia corallina''
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Letrouitia coralloidea''
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Letrouitia domingensis''
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Letrouitia flavidula''
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Letrouitia flavocrocea''
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Letrouitia hafellneri''
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Letrouitia leprolyta''
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Letrouitia leprolytoides''
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Letrouitia magenta''
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Letrouitia muralis''
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Letrouitia parabola''
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Letrouitia pseudomuralis''
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Letrouitia spiralis''
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Letrouitia subvulpina''
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Letrouitia transgressa''
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Letrouitia vulpina''
References
Teloschistales
Lichen families
Lecanoromycetes families
Taxa named by Josef Hafellner
Taxa described in 1982
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