Hymeneliaceae
Family of lichen
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Hymeneliaceae is a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Baeomycetales. It contains three genera and about 40 species.[1] The family was circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855.[2]
| Hymeneliaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Tremolecia atrata is the brownish-red crustose lichen; photographed at an altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in Carinthia, Austria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Baeomycetales |
| Family: | Hymeneliaceae Körb. (1855) |
| Type genus | |
| Hymenelia Kremp. (1852) | |
| Genera | |
Lichens in the Hymeneliaceae are saxicolous (rock-dwelling) and crustose, occurring predominantly in the cool-temperate climates to subarctic climates of both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.[3]
Genera
- Hymenelia Kremp. (1852) – 26 spp.
- Ionaspis Th.Fr. (1871) – 7 spp.
- Tremolecia M.Choisy (1953) – 6 spp.
