Myriangiaceae
| Myriangiaceae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Myriangiales |
| Family: | Nyl. (1854) |
| Type genus | |
| Myriangium | |
| Genera | |
The Myriangiaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Dothideomycetes.[1] Species in this family have a widespread distribution (and are especially prevalent in tropical areas), and are typically found associated with scale insects.[2] The family occupies an isolated phylogenetic position within the Dothideomycetes.[3]
References
- ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 233. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
- ^ Lumbsch HT, Lindemuth R (2001). "Major lineages of Dothideomycetes (Ascomycota) inferred from SSU and LSU rDNA sequences". Mycological Research. 105 (8): 901–908. doi:10.1016/S0953-7562(08)61945-0.