Umbilicariales Genera
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The Umbilicariales are an
order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood ...
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 ...
ized fungi in the subclass Umbilicariomycetidae, 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. The group is ...
. It contains five
families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
: Elixiaceae,
Fuscideaceae Fuscideaceae is a family of fungi that form symbiotic relationships with algae to create lichens. These lichens typically have a crust-like appearance and are found worldwide, though they are most common in temperate regions. The family include ...
, Ophioparmaceae, Ropalosporaceae, and
Umbilicariaceae The Umbilicariaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the Ascomycota. Species of this family are known from a variety of climates, including temperate, boreal, austral, and warmer montane Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of moun ...
. Umbilicariales was proposed as a new order in 2007, while the subclass Umbilicariomycetidae was proposed in 2013.


Families and genera

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Species Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (Binomial nomenclature, scientific names) in the fungus Kingdom (biology), kingdom. As of 2015, the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partn ...
accepts 5 families, 18
genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
, and 107 species in the order Umbilicariales: * Elixiaceae ::'' Elixia'' – 2 spp. ::'' Meridianelia'' – 1 sp. *
Fuscideaceae Fuscideaceae is a family of fungi that form symbiotic relationships with algae to create lichens. These lichens typically have a crust-like appearance and are found worldwide, though they are most common in temperate regions. The family include ...
::'' Albemarlea'' – 1 sp. ::'' Fuscidea'' – 31 spp. ::'' Hueidea'' – 1 sp. ::'' Lettauia'' – 2 sp. ::'' Maronea'' – 2 spp. ::'' Maronora'' – 1 sp. ::'' Orphniospora'' – 2 spp. * Ophioparmaceae ::'' Boreoplaca'' – 1 sp. ::'' Hypocenomyce'' – 5 spp. ::'' Ophioparma'' – 4 spp. * Ropalosporaceae ::'' Ropalospora'' – 8 spp. *
Umbilicariaceae The Umbilicariaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the Ascomycota. Species of this family are known from a variety of climates, including temperate, boreal, austral, and warmer montane Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of moun ...
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Fulgidea ''Fulgidea'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Umbilicariaceae. It has two species of squamulose lichens that grow on bark and on wood. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by the Norwegian lichenologists Mika Bendiksb ...
'' – 2 spp. ::''
Lasallia ''Lasallia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Umbilicariaceae. These lichens are recognizable by their distinctive warty, blister-covered thallus surface and their unusual saxicolous lichen, attachment to rocks using only a sing ...
'' – 5 spp. ::''
Umbilicaria Rock tripe is the common name for various lichens of the genus ''Umbilicaria'' that grow on rocks. They are widely distributed, including on bare rock in Antarctica, and throughout northern parts of North America such as New England and the Rocky ...
'' – 35 spp. ::''
Xylopsora ''Xylopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi, belonging to the family Umbilicariaceae The Umbilicariaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the Ascomycota. Species of this family are known from a variety of climates, including temperate, bore ...
'' – 3 spp.


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* Lichen orders Lecanoromycetes orders Taxa described in 2007 {{Lecanoromycetes-stub