Name:		Megalosporaceae Vězda ex Hafellner & Bellem., Nova Hedwigia 35 (1982) page 216 [basionym]
Status:		Family, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Teloschistales D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. [Order] Lecanoromycetidae P.M. Kirk, P.F. Cannon, J.C. David & Stalpers ex Miądl., Lutzoni & Lumbsch [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 Austroblastenia Sipman Bombyliospora De Not. Bombyliosporomyces Cif. & Tomas. Byssophragmia M. Choisy Dumoulinia Stein Heterothecium Flot. Megaloblastenia Sipman Megalospora Meyen
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]