The Lecideaceae are a
family
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of
lichens in the order
Lecideales (
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 de ...
, class
Lecanoromycetes
Lecanoromycetes is the largest class of lichenized fungi. It belongs to the subphylum Pezizomycotina in the phylum Ascomycota. The asci (spore-bearing cells) of the Lecanoromycetes most often release spores by rostrate dehiscence.
Genera of unc ...
).
Genera
According to a recent (2022) estimate, the Lecideaceae comprise 29 genera and about 260 species. The following list indicates the genus name, the
taxonomic authority, year of publication, and the number of species:
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Amygdalaria''
– 11 spp.
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Bahianora
''Bahianora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Lecideaceae. This is a monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does ...
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– 1 sp.
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Bellemerea
''Bellemerea'' is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichens in the family Lecideaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1984 by Josef Hafellner and Claude Roux, with '' B. alpina'' as the type species. The generic name honours F ...
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– 10 spp.
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Bryobilimbia''
– 6 spp.
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Catarrhospora
''Catarrhospora'' is a genus of two species of lichens in the family Lecideaceae that are found in South Africa. The genus was circumscribed
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– 2 spp.
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Cecidonia''
– 2 spp.
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Clauzadea
''Clauzadea'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Lecideaceae. The genus contains four species found in Europe. ''Clauzadea'' was circumscribed in 1984 by lichenologists Josef Hafellner
Josef Hafellner (1951– ) is an Austrian myc ...
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– 7 spp.
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Cryptodictyon
''Cryptodictyon'' is a genus of lichenized fungi within the Lecideaceae
The Lecideaceae are a family of lichens in the order Lecideales (Ascomycota, class Lecanoromycetes).
Genera
According to a recent (2022) estimate, the Lecideaceae compris ...
'' – 2 spp.
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Eremastrella'' – 2 spp.
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Farnoldia
''Farnoldia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi within the Lecideaceae family.
The genus name of ''Farnoldia'' is in honour of Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold
Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold (24 February 1828 – 8 August 1901) was a Germa ...
'' – 6 spp.
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Immersaria
''Immersaria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi within the Lecideaceae
The Lecideaceae are a family of lichens in the order Lecideales (Ascomycota, class Lecanoromycetes).
Genera
According to a recent (2022) estimate, the Lecideaceae comprise 2 ...
'' – 8 spp.
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Koerberiella
''Koerberiella'' is a genus of lichenized fungi within the Lecideaceae family.
The genus name of ''Koerberiella'' is in honour of Gustav Wilhelm Körber (1817–1885), who was a German lichenologist.
The genus was circumscribed by Berthold Ste ...
'' – 2 spp.
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Labyrintha
''Labyrintha'' is a genus of lichenized fungi within the Lecideaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Labyrintha implexa''.
References
External links
*Labyrintha' at Index Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an ...
'' – 1 sp.
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Lecidea'' – ca. 100 spp.
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Lecidoma
''Lecidoma'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the Lecideaceae family. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Lecidoma demissum''.
References
External links
*Lecidoma' at Index Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an internation ...
'' – 1 sp.
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Lopacidia
''Lopacidia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Lecideaceae. This is a monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does ...
'' – 1 sp.
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Melanolecia'' – 7 spp.
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Pachyphysis
''Pachyphysis'' is a genus of lichenized fungi within the family Lecideaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Pachyphysis ozarkana''.
References
External links
*Pachyphysis' at Index Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is ...
'' – 1 sp.
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Paraporpidia
''Paraporpidia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi within the family Lecideaceae.
References
External links
*Paraporpidia' at Index Fungorum
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'' – 3 spp.
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Poeltiaria
''Poeltiaria'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecideaceae. It was circumscribed in 1984 by lichenologist Hannes Hertel, with '' Poeltiaria turgescens'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Poeltiaria'' is in honour ...
'' – 8 spp.
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Poeltidea
''Poeltidea'' is a genus of lichenized fungi within the family Lecideaceae. It contains two species: ''Poeltidea perusta'' and ''Poeltidea inspersa''.
The genus name of ''Poeltidea'' is in honour of Josef Poelt (1924-1995), who was a German-Aust ...
'' – 3 spp.
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Porpidia
''Porpidia'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Lecideaceae.
Taxonomy
''Porpidia'' was circumscribed by the German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855, with ''Porpidia trullisata'' designated as the type species.
Species
, ...
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– 51 spp.
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Porpidinia'' – 2 spp.
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Pseudopannaria'' – 1 sp.
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Rhizolecia'' – 1 sp.
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Romjularia'' – 1 sp.
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Schizodiscus''
– 1 sp.
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Stenhammarella'' – 1 sp.
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Stephanocyclos''
– 1 sp.
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Xenolecia''
– 2 spp.
References
Lecideales
Lichen families
Ascomycota families
Taxa described in 1826
Taxa named by François Fulgis Chevallier
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