The Lecanorales are an
order
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of mostly
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 ...
-forming
fungi
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belonging to the
class
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Lecanoromycetes in the
division Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The def ...
. The order contains 26
families
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, 269
genera
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species
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.
Families
Suborder Lecanorineae
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Biatorellaceae M. Choisy ex Hafellner & Casares-Porcel, 1992
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Brigantiaeaceae Hafellner & Bellem., 1982
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Bruceomycetaceae Rikkinen & A.R.Schmidt in Rikkinen et al.,
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Byssolomataceae Zahlbr. 1926
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Carbonicolaceae Bendiksby & Timdal (2013)
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Catillariaceae Hafellner, 1984
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Cetradoniaceae J.C. Wei & Ahti 2002
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Cladoniaceae Zenker, J.C. 1827–1829
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Dactylosporaceae Bellem. & Hafellner, 1982
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Gypsoplacaceae Timdal, E. 1990
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Haematommataceae Hafellner, 1984
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Lecanoraceae
The Lecanoraceae are a family 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 c ...
Fée, A.L.A. 1824
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Malmideaceae Kalb, K., Rivas Plata, E., Lücking, R. & Lumbsch, H.T. 2011
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Pachyascaceae Poelt ex P.M.Kirk, P.F.Cannon & J.C.David, 2001
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Parmeliaceae
The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2700 species in 71 genera, it is the largest family of lichen-forming fungi. The most speciose genera in the family are the well-known groups: '' Xanthoparmelia'' ( 82 ...
Berchtold, F.v. & Presl, J.S. 1820
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Pilocarpaceae Zahlbr., 1905
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Porpidiaceae Hertel & Hafellner (1984)
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Psilolechiaceae S. Stenroos, Miądl. & Lutzoni, 2014
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Psoraceae Zahlbr., 1898
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Ramalinaceae C. Agardh, 1821
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Ramboldiaceae S. Stenroos, Miądl. & Lutzoni, 2014
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Scoliciosporaceae Hafellner, 1984
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Sphaerophoraceae Fée, A.L.A. 1824
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Tephromelataceae Hafellner, 1984
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Vezdaeaceae Poelt & Vezda ex J.C. David & D. Hawksw., 1991
''Incertae sedis'' or uncertain placement
Unplaced families;
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Psilolechiaceae S. Stenroos, Miądl. & Lutzoni, 2014
There are several genera in the Lecanorales that have not been placed with certainty into any family. These are:
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Coronoplectrum'' – 1 sp.
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Ivanpisutia'' – 1 sp.
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Joergensenia'' – 1 sp.
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Myochroidea'' – 4 spp.
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Neopsoromopsis'' – 1 sp.
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Notolecidea''
– 1 sp.
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Psoromella'' – 1 sp.
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Puttea'' – 3 spp.
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Ramalea'' – 4 spp.
References
External links
Outline of Ascomycota - 2007* Plant Life Forms
Lichen orders
Lecanoromycetes orders
Taxa named by John Axel Nannfeldt
Taxa described in 1932
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