Arthoniomycetes are a class of ascomycete fungi. It includes two orders: Arthoniales and Lichenostigmatales.[2] Most of the taxa in these orders are tropical and subtropical lichens.

Arthoniomycetes
Arthonia radiata magnified 9X, growing on Red Oak bark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Subdivision: Pezizomycotina
(unranked): Leotiomyceta
(unranked): Dothideomyceta
Class: Arthoniomycetes
O.E.Erikss. & Winka (1997)[1]
Orders

Systematics edit

Phylogenetic analysis supports the monophyly of this class.[3] Dothideomycetes is a sister group.[4]

Characteristics edit

Taxa have apothecia, cup- or saucer- shaped ascoma in which the hymenium is exposed at maturity. These apothecia are bitunicate - with clearly differentiated inner and outer walls.

References edit

  1. ^ "Record details: Arthoniomycetes". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Spatafora JW, Sung GH, Johnson D, et al. (2006). "A five-gene phylogeny of Pezizomycotina". Mycologia. 98 (6): 1018–28. doi:10.3852/mycologia.98.6.1018. PMID 17486977.
  4. ^ Lumbsch HT, Schmitt I, Lindemuth R, et al. (March 2005). "Performance of four ribosomal DNA regions to infer higher-level phylogenetic relationships of inoperculate euascomycetes (Leotiomyceta)". Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 34 (3): 512–24. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.11.007. PMID 15683926.