Icmadophilaceae
Encyclopedia
The Icmadophilaceae are a family
of lichen
ized fungi in the order Pertusariales
. The family was circumscribed in 1993, and contains 6 genera and 58 species.
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 order Pertusariales
Pertusariales
The Pertusariales are an order of fungi in the class Lecanoromycetes....
. The family was circumscribed in 1993, and contains 6 genera and 58 species.