PLACEMENT OF TRIBLIDIACEAE IN RHYTISMATALES AND COMMENTS ON UNIQUE ASCOSPORE MORPHOLOGIES IN LEOTIOMYCETES (FUNGI, ASCOMYCOTA)

Triblidiaceae is a family of uncommonly encountered, non-lichenized discomycetes.A recent classification circumscribed the family to include Triblidium (4 spp.and 1 subsp.), Huangshania (2 spp.) and Pseudographis (2 spp.and 1 var.).The apothecia of these fungi are persistent and drought-tolerant; they possess stromatic, highly melanized covering la