Psoraceae

Psoraceae
Psora globifera, member of the Psoraceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Psoraceae Zahlbr. (1898)
Type genus
Psora Hoffm. (1789)
Genera
Brianaria Glyphopeltis Protoblastenia Protomicarea Psora Psorula

The Psoraceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. The Austrian Botanist and Lichenologist Alexander Zahlbruckner first described the family in 1898.[1] Species of this family have a widespread distribution.[2]

Genera

This is a list of the genera contained within the Psoraceae based on a 2022 review and summary of fungal classification.[3] Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority, year of publication, and the number of species:

• Brianaria S.Ekman & M.Svensson (2014) – 4 spp.
• Eremastrella S.Vogel (1955)[4] – 2 spp.
• Glyphopeltis Brusse (1985) – 1 sp.
• Protoblastenia (Zahlbr.) J.Steiner (1911) – 30 spp.
• Protomicarea Hafellner (2001) – 2 spp.
• Psora Hoffm. (1796) – 35 spp.
• Psorula Gotth.Schneid. (1980) – 1 sp.

References

1. Ekman, Stefan; Blaalid, Rakel (2011-07-01). "The Devil in the Details: Interactions between the Branch-Length Prior and Likelihood Model Affect Node Support and Branch Lengths in the Phylogeny of the Psoraceae". Systematic Biology. 60 (4): 541–561. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syr022. ISSN 1063-5157. PMID 21436107.
2. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
3. Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl:1854/LU-8754813.
4. Vogel, S. (1955). "Niedere "Fensterpflanzen" in der südafrikanischen Wüste" [Lower 'window plants' in the South African desert]. Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen (in German). 31: 104.