Acarosporales
Order of fungi
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The Acarosporales are an order of fungi in the class Lecanoromycetes. Phylogenetic analyses conducted using the sequences of both the protein-coding gene RPB2 as well as nuclear ribosomal genes place this order within the subclass Acarosporomycetidae.[1]
Division:Ascomycota
Class:Lecanoromycetes
Subclass:Acarosporomycetidae
Order:Acarosporales
Zahlbr. (1906)
Zahlbr. (1906)
| Acarosporales | |
|---|---|
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| Acarospora glaucocarpa, member of the Acarosporales | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Subclass: | Acarosporomycetidae |
| Order: | Acarosporales Zahlbr. (1906) |
| Families | |
According to a recent (2020) survey of fungal classification, the Acarosporales contain two families: Acarosporaceae, with 11 genera and about 260 species, and Eigleraceae, with 1 genus and 2 species.[2]
