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Coccocarpiaceae
A herbarium specimen of Coccocarpia palmicola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Peltigerales
Family:	Coccocarpiaceae Henssen (1986)
Type genus
Coccocarpia Pers. (1827)
Genera
Coccocarpia Peltularia Spilonema

The Coccocarpiaceae are a family of lichen-forming in the order Peltigerales. There are three genera and about 60 species in the family. Species in this family have a widespread distribution, including boreal and austral regions.

Genera

• Coccocarpia Pers. (1827) – 20 spp.
• Peltularia R.Sant. (1944) – 4 spp.
• Spilonema Bornet (1856) – 4 spp.

References

1. 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.
2. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
3. "Species Fungorum - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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