| Melaspileaceae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Subphylum: | Pezizomycotina |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: |
Melaspileacea W. Watson (1929) |
| Type species | |
|
Melaspilea Nyl. |
|
| Genera | |
The Melaspileaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Arthoniales. Containing a single genus, Melaspilea, they are poorly understood, and phylogenetic relationships to other taxa in the Ascomycota are not clearly defined.
"Myconet: Outline of Ascomycota 2007". Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.