Name:		Acarosporaceae Zahlbr., Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 1 (1*) (1906) page 150 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Gyrotheciaceae M. Choisy (1949)
Status:		Family, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Acarosporales Reeb, Lutzoni & Cl. Roux [Order] Acarosporomycetidae Reeb, Lutzoni & Cl. Roux [Subclass] Lecanoromycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subfamilies / Genera Acarospora A. Massal. Acarosporomyces Cif. & Tomas. Biatorellopsis C.W. Dodge Cathisinia Stirt. Eschatogonia Trevis. Glypholecia Nyl. Glypholeciomyces Cif. & Tomas. Gussonea Tornab. Laureriella Hepp Lithoglypha Brusse Maronella M. Steiner Myriosperma Nägeli Myriospora Nägeli Pleopsidium Körb. Polysporina Vězda Polysporinopsis Vězda Sarcogyne Flot. Sarcogyne Flot. Silobia M. Westberg & Wedin Sporostatia Stereopeltis Franzoni & De Not. Thelocarpella Nav.-Ros. & Cl. Roux Trimmatothelopsis Zschacke
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Landcare [New Zealand] New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]