Arthoniaceae
| Arthoniaceae | |
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| Cryptothecia rubrocincta, member of the Arthoniaceae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Arthoniaceae Rchb. (1841) |
| Type genus | |
| Arthonia Ach. (1806) | |
The Arthoniaceae are a
fungi in the order Arthoniales.[1] The Arthoniaceae is the largest family of Arthoniales, with around 800 species.[2] Most species in Arthoniaceae belong in Arthonia which is the largest genus with 500 species.[3] The second and third largest genus is Arthothelium with 80 species, and Cryptothecia with 60 species.[4]
Arthonia is the type genus of Arthoniaceae, and it is known to be a polyphyletic and paraphyletic genus.[5] The process of splitting Arthonia into monophyletic groups is an ongoing process. In order to make Arthonia monophyletic, several genera have been described or resurrected.[6]
Distribution
The species in Arthoniaceae have a worldwide distribution, but are especially prevalent in
tropical areas with a Mediterranean climate.[1] They are known from arctic to tropical latitudes, as well as variating altitudes from sea level to alpine regions, distributed in both humid forests and dry habitats.[6]
Ecology
Collectively, the family have a highly variable ecology with
photobiont from Trentepohliaceae and a few species in Arthonia are lichenized with a photobiont from Chlorococcaleae. They grow on leaves, bark, bryophytes, and rocks.[7] Other species are lichenicolous (growing on other lichens), and a few species are known to be saprobic.[4]
History
The family was
Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach in 1841.[1]
Genera
ascomata. Found growing on the bark of red oak
.As of March 2021[update],
classification by Wijayawardene and colleagues.[9] Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority (those who first circumscribed the genus; standardized author abbreviations
are used), year of publication, and the number of species:
- Amazonomyces Bat. (1964) – 2 spp.
- Arthonia Ach. (1806) – ca. 50 + ca. 300 orphaned spp.
- Arthothelium A.Massal. (1852) – 10 + ca. 100 orphaned spp.
- Briancoppinsia Diederich, Ertz, Lawrey & van den Boom (2012) – 1 sp.
- Coniangium Fr. (1821) – 4 spp.
- Coniarthonia Grube (2001) – 12 spp.
- Coniocarpon DC. (1805) – 6 spp.
- Crypthonia Frisch & G.Thor (2010) – 16 spp.
- Cryptophaea Van den Broeck & Ertz (2016) – 1 spp.
- Cryptothecia Stirt. (1876) – ca. 65
- Eremothecella Syd. & P.Syd. (1917) – 8 spp.
- Glomerulophoron Frisch, Ertz & G.Thor (2015) – 2 spp.
- Helicobolomyces Matzer (1995) – 2 spp.
- Herpothallon Tobler (1937) – ca. 50
- Inoderma (Ach.) Gray (1821) – 4 spp.
- Leprantha Dufour ex Körb. (1855) – 1 sp.
- Myriostigma Kremp. (1874) – 7 spp.
- Pachnolepia A.Massal. (1855) –1 sp.
- Reichlingia Diederich & Scheid. (1996) – 4 spp.
- Snippocia Ertz, Kukwa & Sanderson (2018) – 1 sp.
- Sporodophoron Frisch (2015) – 4 spp.
- Staurospora Grube (2018) – 1 sp.
- Stirtonia A.L.Sm. (1926) – ca. 25 spp.
- Tylophoron Nyl. (1862) – 11 spp.
References
- ^ a b c d Encyclopedia of Life, consulted at september the seventeenth 2013
- ^ Sundin, Rikard; Thor, Göran; Frisch, Andreas (2012-01-01). "A literature review of Arthonia s. lat". Biblioth. Lichenol. 108: 257–290.
- ^ Grube, M. "A taxonomic survey of arthonioid fungi with reddish K+ reactive pigments". Doctoral Dissertation, Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz.
- ^ a b "The Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland". www.nhbs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- S2CID 86125904.
- ^ doi:10.12705/634.20.
- ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- Catalog of Life. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- hdl:10481/61998.
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