''Gyalecta'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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 fr ...
in the family
Gyalectaceae 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 1 ...
in 1808.
Selected species
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Gyalecta ancistrospora''
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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 ...
''
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Gyalecta biformis''
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Gyalecta calcicola''
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Gyalecta caudata''
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Gyalecta caudiospora''
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Gyalecta coralloidea''
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Gyalecta derivata''
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Gyalecta flotovii''
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Gyalecta foveolaris''
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Gyalecta geoica''
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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 ...
''
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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 ...
''
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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 ...
''
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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 ...
''
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Gyalecta incarnata''
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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 ...
''
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Gyalecta kibiensis''
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Gyalecta lumbrispora''
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Gyalecta lyngei''
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Gyalecta mediterranea''
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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''
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Gyalecta saxatilis''
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Gyalecta stellaris''
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Gyalecta titovii''
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Gyalecta truncigena''
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Gyalecta ulleungdoensis''
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Gyalecta ulmi''
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Gyalecta uncinata''
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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 spores
References
Gyalectales
Gyalectales genera
Lichen genera
Taxa named by Erik Acharius
Taxa described in 1808
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