Gypsoplacaceae is a
family
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of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualism (biology), m ...
ized fungi in the
order
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...
Lecanorales
The Lecanorales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The order contains 26 families, 269 genera, and 5695 species.
Families Suborder Lecanorineae
* Biatorellacea ...
. This is a
monotypic
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family, containing the single
genus
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''Gypsoplaca'', which has a widespread distribution.
The family and genus were described as new in 1990 by Norwegian lichenologist Einar Timdal. ''Gypsoplaca'' originally contained only the
type species
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, ''
Gypsoplaca macrophylla'',
but four species were added to the genus in 2018.
Species
*''
Gypsoplaca alpina''
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Gypsoplaca blastidiata''
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Gypsoplaca bullata''
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Gypsoplaca macrophylla''
*''
Gypsoplaca rosulata''
References
Lecanorales
Lichen genera
Lecanorales genera
Taxa described in 1990
Taxa named by Einar Timdal
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