Massalongiaceae
Genus of lichens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Massalongiaceae is a small family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Peltigerales.[1] It has three genera and seven species.
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Massalongiaceae | |
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Massalongia carnosa in California, USA | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Peltigerales |
Family: | Massalongiaceae Wedin, P.M.Jørg. & E.Wiklund (2007) |
Type genus | |
Massalongia Körb. (1855) | |
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Species in this family have cyanobacteria as their primary symbiotic partner (cyanobiont), so they belong to the group known as "cyanobacterial lichens".