Arctomiaceae
Encyclopedia
The Arctomiaceae are a family
of lichen
ized fungi in the Ascomycota
, class Lecanorales
. The family was named by Theodor Magnus Fries in 1861. Species in this family are found in arctic and subarctic habitats, usually associated with bryophytes.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of lichen
Lichen
Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner , usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium...
ized fungi in the Ascomycota
Ascomycota
The Ascomycota are a Division/Phylum of the kingdom Fungi, and subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the Sac fungi. They are the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species...
, class Lecanorales
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...
. The family was named by Theodor Magnus Fries in 1861. Species in this family are found in arctic and subarctic habitats, usually associated with bryophytes.