Leproplaca
''Leproplaca'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. Its exhibits a Leprose lichen, leprose growth form, where the thallus consists primarily of asexual propagules called Soredium, soredia. Species *''Leproplaca chrysodeta'' *''Leproplaca cirrochroa'' *''Leproplaca obliterans'' *''Leproplaca proteus'' *''Leproplaca xantholyta'' References

Teloschistales Teloschistales genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 1883 Taxa named by William Nylander (botanist) {{Teloschistales-stub ...
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Leproplaca Chrysodeta
''Leproplaca chrysodeta'' is a species of saxicolous lichen, saxicolous (rock-dwelling) dust lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It is found in Europe, the Middle East, and New Zealand. Taxonomy Lichenologist Teuvo Ahti updated the classification of this species in 2015, placing it under the genus ''Leproplaca''. The original name for this lichen was ''Placodium chrysodetum'', first species description, described by Edvard August Vainio in 1921 in both Finnish and German. The species has had several name changes over the years. It was called ''Callopisma chrysodetum'' in 1943 by Veli Räsänen, and later attempts were made for it to be renamed to ''Caloplaca chrysodeta'' and ''Leproplaca chrysodeta'', but these changes were not officially accepted due to certain International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, nomenclatural rules (Article 41.8). According to Ahti, most people incorrectly thought Räsänen's 1931 citation was the official first species descripti ...
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