''Gyalecta'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Gyalectaceae
The Gyalectaceae are a family of fungi in the order Gyalectales.
Genera
According to a 2022 estimate, Gyalectaceae contains 6 genera and 89 species (including 11 species in genus ''Cryptolechia'').
*'' Francisrosea'' – 1 sp.
*''Gyalecta'' †...
that contains 50 species.
''Gyalecta'' was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
by lichenologist
Erik Acharius
Erik Acharius (10 October 1757 – 14 August 1819) was a Swedish botanist who pioneered the taxonomy of lichens and is known as the "father of lichenology." Acharius was famously the last pupil of Carl Linnaeus.
Life
Acharius was born in ...
in 1808.
Selected species
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Gyalecta ancistrospora
''Gyalecta ancistrospora'' is a species of saxicolous lichen, saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Gyalectaceae. Found in Korea, it was species description, formally described as a new species in 2014 by lichenologists André ...
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Gyalecta arbuti''
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Gyalecta azorellae''
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Gyalecta bicellulata
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*'' Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azor ...
''
*''
Gyalecta biformis
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*''Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azore ...
''
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Gyalecta calcicola''
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Gyalecta caudata''
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Gyalecta caudiospora
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*'' Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azor ...
''
*''
Gyalecta coralloidea
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*'' Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azor ...
''
*''
Gyalecta derivata
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*'' Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azor ...
''
*''
Gyalecta flotovii
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*'' Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azor ...
''
*''
Gyalecta foveolaris
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*'' Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azor ...
''
*''
Gyalecta geoica
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*'' Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azor ...
''
*''
Gyalecta gyalizella
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*'' Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azor ...
''
*''
Gyalecta herculina
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*'' Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azor ...
''
*''
Gyalecta himalayensis
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*'' Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azor ...
''
*''
Gyalecta hokkaidica
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*'' Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azor ...
''
*''
Gyalecta incarnata
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*''Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*''Gyalecta ar ...
''
*''
Gyalecta jenensis
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*''Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*''Gyalecta ar ...
''
*''
Gyalecta kibiensis
''Gyalecta kibiensis'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Gyalectaceae. Found in Japan, it was formally described as a new species in 2005 by Hiroshi Harada and Isao Yoshimura. The type specimen was collec ...
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Gyalecta lumbrispora''
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Gyalecta lyngei''
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Gyalecta mediterranea
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*''Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*''Gyalecta ar ...
''
*''
Gyalecta nidarosiensis''
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Gyalecta nigritella''
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Gyalecta obesispora''
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Gyalecta ophiospora''
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Gyalecta pellucida''
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Gyalecta pittieriana''
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Gyalecta russula
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*''Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azore ...
''
*''
Gyalecta saxatilis''
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Gyalecta stellaris
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*''Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azorel ...
''
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Gyalecta titovii''
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Gyalecta truncigena''
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Gyalecta ulleungdoensis
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*''Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azorel ...
''
*''
Gyalecta ulmi''
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Gyalecta uncinata
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*''Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*'' Gyalecta arbuti''
*'' Gyalecta azorel ...
''
*''
Gyalecta vezdana''
Gallery
Image:Gyalecta jenensis 280208.jpg, ''Gyalecta jenensis
''Gyalecta'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. ''Gyalecta'' was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.
Selected species
*''Gyalecta ancistrospora''
*''Gyalecta ar ...
'', Schwäbische Alb, Germany
Image:Gyalecta jenensis, Apothecien.jpg, ''Gyalecta jenensis'', Apothecien
Image:Gyalecta jenensis, Sporen gefärbt.jpg, ''Gyalecta jenensis'', colored spore
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s
References
Gyalectales
Gyalectales genera
Lichen genera
Taxa named by Erik Acharius
Taxa described in 1808
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