Muellerella , a lichenicolous fungal genus recovered as polyphyletic within Chaetothyriomycetidae ( Eurotiomycetes , Ascomycota )
Molecular data and culture-dependent methods have helped to uncover the phylogenetic relationships of numerous species of lichenicolous fungi, a specialized group of taxa that inhabit lichens and have developed diverse degrees of specificity and parasitic behaviors.The majority of lichenicolous fungal taxa are known in either their anamorphic or te