Dactylosporaceae


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 – around 100 species