Kingdom Fungi Scientific name Pyrenulaceae Rank Family | ||
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Similar Pyrenula, Pyrenulales, Thelotremataceae, Pertusariaceae, Graphidaceae | ||
The Pyrenulaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pyrenulales. The family was first named by German botanist Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst in 1870. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, but are especially prevalent in the tropics, where they grow lichenized with green algae on bark.
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