Placynthiaceae

The Placynthiaceae are a lichenized family of fungi in the order Peltigerales. Species of this family are found largely in northern temperate regions.^[1]

Placynthiaceae
Herbarium specimen of Placynthium nigrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Peltigerales
Family:	Placynthiaceae Å.E.Dahl (1950)
Type genus
Placynthium (Ach.) Gray

Genera

Numbers of species accepted by Species Fungorum;^[2]

• Hertella - 3 spp.
• Placynthiopsis - 1 sp. (Placynthiopsis africana Zahlbr. (1932))
• Placynthium - 20 spp.