Class of fungi
Arthoniomycetes are a class of ascomycete fungi . It includes two orders: Arthoniales and Lichenostigmatales .[ 2] Most of the taxa in these orders are tropical and subtropical lichens .
Systematics
Phylogenetic analysis supports the monophyly of this class.[ 3] Dothideomycetes is a sister group.[ 4]
Characteristics
Taxa have apothecia, cup- or saucer- shaped ascoma in which the hymenium is exposed at maturity. These apothecia are bitunicate - with clearly differentiated inner and outer walls.
References
^ "Record details: Arthoniomycetes" . Index Fungorum . Retrieved 17 August 2022 .
^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa" . Mycosphere . 11 : 1060– 1456. doi :10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8 . hdl :10481/61998 .
^ Spatafora JW, Sung GH, Johnson D, et al. (2006). "A five-gene phylogeny of Pezizomycotina". Mycologia . 98 (6): 1018– 28. doi :10.3852/mycologia.98.6.1018 . PMID 17486977 .
^ Lumbsch HT, Schmitt I, Lindemuth R, et al. (March 2005). "Performance of four ribosomal DNA regions to infer higher-level phylogenetic relationships of inoperculate euascomycetes (Leotiomyceta)". Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 34 (3): 512– 24. Bibcode :2005MolPE..34..512L . doi :10.1016/j.ympev.2004.11.007 . PMID 15683926 .