Dactylosporaceae Explained

The Dactylosporaceae or Sclerococcaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the class Eurotiomycetes. It is the only family of the order Sclerococcales and subclass Sclerococcomycetidae.

Taxonomy

There are currently seven genera in the family:

• Cylindroconidiis – 1 species
• Fusichalara – 5 species
• Gamsomyces – 1 species
• Longimultiseptata – 2 species
• Pseudobactrodesmium – 3 species
• Rhopalophora – 1 species
• Sclerococcum (=Dactylospora, the type genus) – around 5080 species