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THE PLANT PHYLA 



Order DISCOLICHENES. Disk Lichens. Lichen-forming 

 fungi with asci in apothecia. 



Family 2. Lecanactidaceae; 3, Pilocarpaceae ; 4, 

 Chrysothricaceae; 5, Thelotrema- 

 taceae; 6, Diploschistaceae; 7, Ecto- 

 lechiaceae; 8, Gyalectaceae; 9, Coe- 

 nogoniaceae; 10, Lecidiaceae; 11, 

 Phyllopsoraceae. 



Family 12. Cladoniaceae. Crustaceous to scaly or 

 foliose, with Protococcus hosts 

 (rarely Myxophyceae hosts). Beo- 

 myces, Cladonia, Stereocaulon. 



Family 13. Gyrophoraceae. Foliose, coriaceous, with 

 Protococcus hosts. Umbilicaria. 



Family 14. Acarosporaceae. Crustaceous, scaly or 

 foliose, with Protococcus hosts The- 

 locarpon, Acarospora. 



Family 15. Ephebaceae; 16, Pyrenopsidaceae; 17, 

 Lichinaceae. 



Family 18. Collemataceae. Gelatinous to crusta- 

 ceous, scaly foliose to fruticose, with 

 Nostoc hosts. Physma, Collema, 

 Leptogium. 



Family 19. Heppiaceae; 20, Pannariaceae. 



Family 21. Stictaceae. Foliose, with Palmella or 

 Nostoc hosts. Sticta, Lobaria. 



Family 22. Peltigeraceae. Foliose with Palmella or 

 Nostoc hosts. Peltigera. 



Family 23. Pertusariaceae. Crustaceous, with Pro- 

 tococcus hosts. Pertusaria. 



Family 24. Lecanoraceae. Crustaceous, with Pro- 

 tococcus hosts. Lecanora. 



Family 25. Parmeliaceae. Foliose, with Protococ- 

 cus hosts. Parmelia. 



Family 26. Usneaceae. Fruticose, with Protococcus 

 hosts. Usnea, Ramalina. 



Family 27. Caloplaceae. Crustaceous, with Proto- 

 coccus hosts. Caloplaca. 



Family 28. Theloschistaceae. Foliose to fruticose, 

 with Protococcus hosts. Thelo- 

 schistes. 



