family Roccellaceae


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Noun1.family Roccellaceae - a fungus family of division Lichenes
fungus family - includes lichen families
division Lichenes - comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with algae and fungi
genus Roccella - chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens
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Parallel evolution of lichen growth forms in the family Roccellaceae (Arthoniales, Ascomycota).