Name:		Caliciaceae Chevall., (1826) page 314 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Cypheliaceae Zahlbr. (1903) Tholurnaceae Elenkin (1929)
Status:		Family, ñ
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 Abacina Norman Acoliomyces Cif. & Tomas. Acolium (Ach.) Gray Acolium Trevis. Acroscyphus Lév. Amandinea M. Choisy Amandinea M. Choisy ex Scheid. & M. Mayrhofer Anapyrenium Müll. Arg. Aplotomma A. Massal. ex Beltr. Australiaena Matzer, H. Mayrhofer & Elix Baculifera Marbach & Kalb Beltraminia Trevis. Buellia De Not. Buelliomyces E.A. Thomas ex Cif. & Tomas. Buelliopsis A. Schneid. Caliciella Vain. Caliciomyces E.A. Thomas ex Cif. & Tomas. Calicium Pers. Calycium DC. Carlosia Samp. Chrismofulvea Marbach Ciposia Marbach Crateridium Trevis. Cratiria Marbach Cypheliomyces E.A. Thomas ex Cif. & Tomas. Cypheliopsis (Zahlbr.) Vain. Cyphelium Ach. Dermatiscum Nyl. Descematia Nieuwl. Dimelaena Norman Diploicia A. Massal. Diplotomma Flot. Diplotomma A. Massal. Dirinaria (Tuck.) Clem. Dirinastromyces Cif. & Tomas. Dirinastrum Müll. Arg. Embolidium Sacc. Endohyalina Marbach Fluctua Marbach Gassicurtia Fée Hafellia Kalb, H. Mayrhofer & Scheid. Holocyphis Clem. Hypoflavia Marbach Kemmleria Körb. Lepropinacia Vent. Mannia Trevis. Mattickiolichen Tomas. & Cif. Mattickiomyces Cif. & Tomas. Melanaspicilia Vain. Mucor P. Micheli ex L. Mycacolium Reinke Phacotium (Ach.) Trevis. Phacotrum Gray Phragmopyxine Clem. Podocratera Norman Pseudacoliomyces Cif. & Tomas. Pseudacolium Stizenb. ex Clem. Pyxine Fr. Samboa Tomas. & Cif. Samboamyces Cif. & Tomas. Santessonia Hale & Vobis Sculptolumina Marbach Sphaerocephalum Weber ex F.H. Wigg. Sphinctrinopsis Woron. Stenocybella Vain. Stigmatochroma Marbach Strongylium (Ach.) Gray Tetramelas Norman Texosporium Nádv. ex Tibell & Hofsten Thelomma A. Massal. Tholurna Norman Tholurnomyces Cif. & Tomas. Trachylia Tuck. Tylophoropsis Sambo Vainionia Räsänen
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]