The Lecideales are an order of lichenized

fungi A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...

in the 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 ...

. The order contains two families: 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 29 genera and about 260 species. The following list indicates the genus ...

'', which contains 29 genera and about 260 species, and

Lopadiaceae ''Lopadium'' (commonly known as the granular lichen) is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the monotypic family Lopadiaceae, which is in the order Lecideales. The genus contains 10 species. ''Lopadium'' was circumscribed by German lichenologist ...

, which contains the single genus ''

Lopadium Ulubad or Uluabat, in the Byzantine period Lopadion ( grc, Λοπάδιον), Latinized as Lopadium, is a settlement near the town of Karacabey in the Bursa Province of northwestern Turkey. It was sited on the ancient Miletouteichos. History Ulua ...

'' of 10 species.

References

Lecanoromycetes orders Lecideales Lichen orders Taxa described in 1934 Taxa named by Edvard August Vainio {{Lecanoromycetes-stub