Acarosporales Explained

The Acarosporales are an order of fungi in the class Lecanoromycetes. Phylogenetic analyses conducted using the sequences of both the protein-coding gene RPB2 as well as nuclear ribosomal genes place this order within the subclass Acarosporomycetidae.[1]

According to a recent (2020) survey of fungal classification, the Acarosporales contain two families: Acarosporaceae, with 11 genera and about 260 species, and Eigleraceae, with 1 genus and 2 species.

Notes and References

  1. Reeb V, Lutzoni F, Roux C . Contribution of RPB2 to multilocus phylogenetic studies of the euascomycetes (Pezizomycotina, Fungi) with special emphasis on the lichen-forming Acarosporaceae and evolution of polyspory . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 32 . 3 . 1036–60 . September 2004 . 15288074 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.04.012 .

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