Fungus Family (Noun)
Meaning
Includes lichen families.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The lichen, being a symbiotic organism composed of fungus and algae, belongs to a complex fungus family comprising diverse species.
- Research on that rare fungus family led scientists to discover its presence in remote mountain lichens.
- Scientists studied that fungus family to understand the nutrient-exchange mechanism with its photosynthetic counterparts.
- Some fungus families of lichens thrive exclusively in the tropical regions due to humidity and temperature conditions.
- Those lichen-specific fungus families showed striking adaptations that enabled members to thrive in varied environmental settings.
Hyponyms
- Family Peronosporaceae
- Family Secotiaceae
- Family Volvariaceae
- Family Polyporaceae
- Family Hydnaceae
- Family Parmeliaceae
- Family Lepiotaceae
- Family Tulostomataceae
- Family Xylariaceae
- Family Aspergillaceae
- Family Tuberaceae
- Family Dematiaceae
- Family Geoglossaceae
- Family Boletaceae
- Tulostomataceae
- Family Blastodiaceae
- Family Sarcoscyphaceae
- Family Calostomataceae
- Family Melampsoraceae
- Family Entolomataceae
- Family Fistulinaceae
- Family Erysiphaceae
- Family Nidulariaceae
- Family Tulostomaceae
- Family Sphaeriaceae
- Family Saccharomycetaceae
- Family Entomophthoraceae
- Family Pucciniaceae
- Family Ustilaginaceae
- Family Tuberculariaceae
- Family Clathraceae
- Family Roccellaceae
- Family Phallaceae
- Family Mucoraceae
- Family Pertusariaceae
- Family Cladoniaceae
- Family Coprinaceae
- Family Tremellaceae
- Family Tilletiaceae
- Family Tricholomataceae
- Family Chytridiaceae
- Family Synchytriaceae
- Family Sclerodermataceae
- Family Geastraceae
- Family Helotiaceae
- Family Thelephoraceae
- Family Schizosaccharomycetaceae
- Family Albuginaceae
- Family Strophariaceae
- Family Hygrophoraceae
- Family Pythiaceae
- Family Clavariaceae
- Family Morchellaceae
- Family Rhizopogonaceae
- Family Pezizaceae
- Family Plasmodiophoraceae
- Family Hypocreaceae
- Family Pluteaceae
- Family Helvellaceae
- Family Lycoperdaceae
- Family Usneaceae
- Family Moniliaceae
- Family Ceratostomataceae
- Family Auriculariaceae
- Family Sphaerobolaceae
- Family Dacrymycetaceae
- Family Agaricaceae
- Family Septobasidiaceae
- Family Lecanoraceae
- Family Sclerotiniaceae
- Family Cortinariaceae
- Family Russulaceae