Gomphillaceae
| Gomphillaceae | |
|---|---|
| Gomphillus americanus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Graphidales |
| Family: | Gomphillaceae Walt.Watson (1929) |
| Type genus | |
| Gomphillus Nyl. (1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Gomphillaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Graphidales. Species in this family are found mostly in tropical regions. The family underwent a major molecular phylogenetics-led reorganisation in 2023, in which 17 genera were recognised and formally established as new or reinstated.