The Monoblastiaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the monotypic order Monoblastiales. It contains six genera.[1] The family was circumscribed in 1929 by British botanist William Watson.[2]

Monoblastiaceae
Acrocordia macrospora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Monoblastiales
Lücking, M.P.Nelsen & K.D.Hyde (2013)
Family: Monoblastiaceae
W.Watson (1929)
Type genus
Monoblastia
Riddle (1923)
Genera

Acrocordia
Anisomeridium
Caprettia
Megalotremis
Monoblastia
Trypetheliopsis

Genera

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References

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  1. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  2. ^ Watson, W. (1929). "The classification of lichens. II". New Phytologist. 28 (2): 85–116. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1929.tb06749.x.