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''Myriolecis'' 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 ...
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 ...
in the family
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 ...
. It was originally
circumscribed In geometry, a circumscribed circle for a set of points is a circle passing through each of them. Such a circle is said to ''circumscribe'' the points or a polygon formed from them; such a polygon is said to be ''inscribed'' in the circle. * Circum ...
in 1909 by Frederic E. Clements with '' Myriolecis sambuci'' as the
type species In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
. The genus was later reinstated to accommodate the ''Lecanora disperse'' group and ''Arctopeltis''.
Molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
data showed that this group of species formed a
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that is genetically distinct from ''
Lecanora ''Lecanora'' is a genus of lichen commonly called rim lichens.Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, Lichens in the genus '' Squamarina'' are also called rim lichens. Members of the genus have roughly c ...
'', and ''Myriolecis'' was the oldest name available to hold these species.


Species

*'' Myriolecis actophila'' (Wedd.) M.Bertrand & Cl.Roux (2016) *'' Myriolecis agardhiana'' (Ach.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis altunica'' R.Mamut & A.Abbas (2019) *'' Myriolecis antiqua'' (J.R.Laundon) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis bandolensis'' (B.de Lesd.) M.Bertrand, Cl.Roux & Nimis (2016) *'' Myriolecis behringii'' (Nyl.) Hafellner (2016) *'' Myriolecis caesioalutacea'' (H.Magn.) R.Mamut (2019) *'' Myriolecis carlottiana'' (Lewis & Śliwa) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis congesta'' (Clauzade & Vězda) M.Bertrand & Cec.Roux (2016) *'' Myriolecis crenulata'' (Hook.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis dispersa'' (Pers.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis eurycarpa'' (Poelt, Leuckert & Cl.Roux) Hafellner & Türk (2016) *'' Myriolecis expectans'' (Darb.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis flowersiana'' (H.Magn.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis fugiens'' (Nyl.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis invadens'' (H.Magn.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis juniperina'' (Śliwa) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis latzelii'' (Zahlbr.) Cl.Roux (2016) *'' Myriolecis liguriensis'' (B.de Lesd.) Cl.Roux (2016) *'' Myriolecis massei'' M.Bertrand & J.-Y.Monnat (2018) *'' Myriolecis mons-nivis'' (Darb.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis oyensis'' (M.Bertrand & Cl.Roux) M.Bertrand & Cl.Roux (2016) *'' Myriolecis percrenata'' (H.Magn.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis perpruinosa'' (Fröberg) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis persimilis'' (Th.Fr.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis poeltiana'' (Clauzade & Cl.Roux) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis prominens'' (Clauzade & Vězda) Cl.Roux & Nimis (2016) *'' Myriolecis prophetae-eliae'' (Sipman) Sipman & Cl.Roux (2016) *'' Myriolecis salina'' (H.Magn.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis schofieldii'' (Brodo) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis sverdrupiana'' (Øvstedal) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis torrida'' (Vain.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis wetmorei'' (Śliwa) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015) *'' Myriolecis zosterae'' (Ach.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)


References

Lecanorales Lecanorales genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 1909 Taxa named by Frederic Clements {{Lecanorales-stub