Letrouitiaceae
| Letrouitiaceae | |
|---|---|
| Letrouitia domingensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Letrouitiaceae Bellem. & Hafellner (1982) |
| Genus: | Letrouitia Hafellner & Bellem. (1982) |
| Type species | |
| Letrouitia domingensis (Pers.) Hafellner & Bellem. (1982) | |
The Letrouitiaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi belonging to the order Teloschistales. The family, which has a tropical and subtropical distribution, contains the single genus Letrouitia, which contains about 15 species. The family and the genus, both circumscribed in 1982 by André Bellemère and Josef Hafellner, are named in honour of Marie-Agnès Letrouit-Galinou.