Verrucariaceae

Translingual

Verrucaria nigrescens

Etymology

Verrucaria +‎ -aceae

Proper noun

Verrucariaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Verrucariales – principally lichenized ascomycetes that grow on rocks.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subphylum; Eurotiomycetes - class; Chaetothyriomycetidae - subclass; Verrucariales - order

Hyponyms

• (genus): Agonimia, Anthracocarpon, Awasthiella, Bagliettoa, Bellemerella, Bogoriella, Catapyrenium, Clauzadella, Clavascidium, Dermatocarpella, Dermatocarpon, Diederimyces, Endocarpon, Glomerilla, Haleomyces, Henrica, Heterocarpon, Heteroplacidium, Involucropyrenium, Lauderlindsaya, Leucocarpia, Merismatium, Muellerella, Mycophycias, Neocatapyrenium, Norrlinia, Phaeospora, Placidiopsis, Placidium, Placocarpus, Placopyrenium, Placothelium, Plurisperma, Polyblastia, Psoroglaena, Rhabdopsora, Scleropyrenium, Spheconisca, Staurothele, Telogalla, Thelidiopsis, Thelidium, Trimmatothele, Trimmatothelopsis, Verrucaria - genera

References

• Verrucariaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Verrucariaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Verrucariaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Verrucariaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Verrucariaceae at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Verrucariaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information