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Protothelenellaceae
The Protothelenellaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi in the order Baeomycetales. The family was established in 1985 and includes three genera with about 22 species worldwide. These fungi typically form thin crusts on rocks, soil, mosses, plant debris, or wood, and are found on nearly every continent. Most family members produce flask-shaped fruiting bodies embedded in their crusty thalli, with spores that have internal dividing walls. The family's evolutionary relationships have been debated, with...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 175143.