Massalongiaceae
| Massalongiaceae | |
|---|---|
| Massalongia carnosa in California, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Massalongiaceae Wedin, P.M.Jørg. & E.Wiklund (2007) |
| Type genus | |
| Massalongia Körb. (1855) | |
| Genera | |
Massalongiaceae is a small family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Peltigerales. It has three genera and seven species.
Species in this family have cyanobacteria as their primary symbiotic partner (cyanobiont), so they belong to the group known as "cyanobacterial lichens".