The Stictidaceae are a

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

in the order

Ostropales The Ostropales are an order of fungi in the class Lecanoromycetes. The order was circumscribed by Swedish botanist John Axel Nannfeldt in 1932. The order contains 4 families and 46 genera, including 6 genera of uncertain familial placement. Fa ...

. The family was first described by Swedish mycologist

Elias Magnus Fries Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist. Career Fries was born at Femsjö (Hylte Municipality), Småland, the son of the pastor there. He attended school in Växjö. He acquired ...

in 1849.

Genera

This is a list of the genera contained within the Stictidaceae, based on a 2020 review and summary of ascomycete classification. Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority, year of publication, and the number of species: *''

Absconditella ''Absconditella'' is a genus of lichenised fungi in the family Stictidaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1965 by Czech lichenologist Antonín Vězda, with '' Absconditella sphagnorum'' assigned as the type species. ''Absconditella'' is chara ...

'' – 16 spp. *''

Acarosporina ''Acarosporina'' is a genus of lichenized fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These org ...

'' – 5 spp. *''

Biostictis ''Biostictis'' is a genus of fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are cla ...

'' – 5 spp. *''

Carestiella ''Carestiella'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These o ...

'' – 2 sp. *''

Conotremopsis ''Conotremopsis'' is a genus of fungi within the family Stictidaceae. This is a monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does n ...

'' – 1 sp. *''

Cryptodiscus ''Cryptodiscus'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Stictidaceae. Species , Species Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. the project is ba ...

'' – 46 spp. *''

Cyanodermella ''Cyanodermella'' is a genus of fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are ...

'' – 2 spp. *'' Delpontia'' – 1 sp. *'' Dendroseptoria'' – 3 spp. *'' Fitzroyomyces'' – 1 sp. *'' Geisleria'' – 1 sp. *'' Glomerobolus'' – 1 sp. *''

Ingvariella ''Ingvariella'' is a lichen genus in the family Stictidaceae. Circumscribed in 1997, the genus is monotypic, containing the single widespread lichen species ''Ingvariella bispora''. The species was originally named ''Urceolaria bispora'' by Ital ...

'' – 1 sp. *''

Karstenia ''Karstenia'' is a genus of fungi in the order Rhytismatales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown (''incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family. The genus name of ''Karst ...

'' – 13 spp. *'' Lillicoa'' – 4 spp. *'' Nanostictis'' – ca. 8 spp. *'' Neofitzroyomyces'' – 1 sp. *'' Ostropa'' – 1 sp. *'' Propoliopsis'' – 1 sp. *'' Robergea'' – 12 spp. *'' Schizoxylon'' – 61 spp. *'' Sphaeropezia'' – 33 spp. *'' Stictis'' – 206 spp. *'' Stictospora'' - 1 spp *'' Stictophacidium'' – 3 spp. *'' Thelopsis'' – 24 spp. *'' Topelia'' – 11 spp. *'' Trinathotrema'' – 3 spp. *'' Xyloschistes'' – 1 sp.

References

Ostropales Lecanoromycetes families Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries Taxa described in 1849 Lichen families {{Ostropales-stub