''Lecania'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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

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in the family

Ramalinaceae The Ramalinaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Lecanorales. First proposed by Carl Adolph Agardh in 1821, the family now comprises 63 genera and about 750 species. Ramalinaceae lichens exhibit diverse growth forms, includin ...

. The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Lecania'' is widely distributed, especially in

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regions, and contains about 64 species.

Species

*'' Lecania arizonica'' *'' Lecania atrynoides'' *'' Lecania azorica'' *'' Lecania baeomma'' *''

Lecania belgica ''Lecania'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Lecania'' is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 64 species. S ...

'' *'' Lecania brattiae'' *'' Lecania caloplacicola'' *''

Lecania chalcophila ''Lecania'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Lecania'' is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 64 species. S ...

'' *'' Lecania chirisanensis'' *'' Lecania chlaronoides'' *'' Lecania circumpallescens'' *'' Lecania coeruleorubella'' *'' Lecania coerulescens'' *'' Lecania coreana'' *'' Lecania croatica'' *''

Lecania cuprea ''Lecania'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Lecania'' is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 64 species. S ...

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Lecania cyrtella ''Lecania'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Lecania'' is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 64 species. S ...

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Lecania cyrtellina ''Lecania'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Lecania'' is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 64 species. S ...

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Lecania dubitans ''Lecania'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Lecania'' is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 64 species. S ...

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Lecania erysibe ''Lecania'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Lecania'' is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 64 species. S ...

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Lecania euphorbiae ''Lecania'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Lecania'' is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 64 species. S ...

'' *'' Lecania fabacea'' *'' Lecania franciscana'' *''

Lecania fructigena ''Lecania'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Lecania'' is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and con ...

'' *'' Lecania fuscella'' *'' Lecania fuscelloides'' *'' Lecania glauca'' *'' Lecania graminum'' *'' Lecania granulata'' *'' Lecania heardensis'' *'' Lecania hutchinsiae'' *'' Lecania hydrophobica'' *'' Lecania inundata'' *'' Lecania johnstonii'' *'' Lecania juniperi'' *'' Lecania leprosa'' *'' Lecania madida'' *'' Lecania makarevicziae'' *'' Lecania maritima'' *'' Lecania molliuscula'' *'' Lecania muelleriana'' *'' Lecania naegelii'' *'' Lecania nigra'' *'' Lecania nylanderiana'' *'' Lecania olivacella'' *''

Lecania pacifica ''Lecania'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853. ''Lecania'' is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and con ...

'' *'' Lecania poeltii'' *'' Lecania polycarpa'' *'' Lecania polycycla'' *'' Lecania rabenhorstii'' *'' Lecania rinodinoides'' *'' Lecania ryaniana'' *'' Lecania sanguinolenta'' *'' Lecania sessilisoraliata'' *'' Lecania sipmanii'' *'' Lecania sordida'' *'' Lecania spadicea'' *'' Lecania suavis'' *'' Lecania subfuscula'' *'' Lecania sylvestris'' *'' Lecania triseptatoides'' *'' Lecania turicensis'' *'' Lecania vermispora'' –

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References

Ramalinaceae Lichen genera Lecanorales genera Taxa described in 1853 Taxa named by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo {{Lecanorales-stub