Thelenellaceae is a family of lichen-forming fungi. It is the sole family in the monotypic order Thelenellales, and contains three genera and about 50 species.[1]
Taxonomy
The family was initially proposed by Ove Erik Eriksson, and later formally published by Helmut Mayrhofer in 1987.[2] The order Thelenellales, containing only family Thelenellaceae, was proposed by H. Thorsten Lumbsch and Steven Leavitt in 2018.[3] However, the taxon was not validly published because "an identifier issued by a recognized repository was not cited in the protologue", contrary to rules of botanical nomenclature.[4] This nomenclatural oversight was rectified later the same year in a separate publication.[5]
Description
Lichens in the family are typically crustose or areolate, and grow on bark or on rocks. They have ascomata in the form of thick-walled, pale to dark brown perithecia. Collectively, the species in the family have a widespread distribution.[6]
Genera
This is a list of the genera in the Thelenellaceae, based on a 2021 review and summary of fungal classification by Wijayawardene and colleagues.[1] Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority (those who first circumscribed the genus; standardized author abbreviations are used), year of publication, and the number of species:
References
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^ a b Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. S2CID 249054641.
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^ Mayrhofer, H. (1987). "Monographie der Flechtengattung Thelenella". Bibliotheca Lichenologica (in German). 26: 16.
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^ Kraichak, Ekaphan; Huang, Jen-Pan; Nelsen, Matthew; Leavitt, Steven D.; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten (2018). "A revised classification of orders and families in the two major subclasses of Lecanoromycetes (Ascomycota) based on a temporal approach". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 188 (3): 233–249. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boy060.
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^ "Record Details: Thelenellales Lumbsch & Leavitt, in Kraichak, Huang, Nelsen, Leavitt & Lumbsch, Bot. J. Linn. Soc.: 10.1093/botlinnean/boy060, 15 (2018)". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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^ Kraichak, Ekaphan; Huang, Jen-Pan; Nelsen, Matthew; Leavitt, Steven D.; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten (2018). "Nomenclatural novelties". Index Fungorum (375): 1. ISSN 2049-2375.
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^ Cannon, Paul F.; Kirk, Paul M. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. CAB International. p. 349. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
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^ Wainio, E.A. (1890). "Etude sur la classification et la morphologie des lichens du Brésil, I" (PDF). Acta Soc. pro Fauna et Flora Fennica (in Latin). 7 (2): 190.
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^ Trevisan de St-Léon, V.B.A. (1860). Conspectus Verrucarinarum. Prospetto dei Generi e delle Specie de Licheni Verrucarini [Conspectus Verrucarinarum. Prospectus of the Genera and Species of Verrucarini Lichens] (in Latin). Antonio Roberti, Bassano. p. 7.
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^ Nylander, W. (1855). "Essai d'une nouvelle classification des lichens, (second mémoire". Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg (in Latin). 3: 161–202 [193].
