The Lecanorales are an
order of mostly
lichen
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belonging to the
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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.
Genera of unc ...
in the
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Ascomycota
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. The order contains 26
families
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, 269
genera
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, and 5695
species
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Families
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Aphanopsidaceae
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Biatorellaceae
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Brigantiaeaceae
The Brigantiaeaceae are a family of fungi in the order Teloschistales
The Teloschistales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. According to one 2008 estimate, the order c ...
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Bruceomycetaceae
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Carbonicolaceae
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Catillariaceae
The Catillariaceae are a family of crustose lichens in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution, especially in temperate areas. The family was originally circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Josef Hafellne ...
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Cladoniaceae
The Cladoniaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. It is one of the largest families of lichen-forming fungi, with about 560 species distributed amongst 17 genera. The reindeer moss and cup lichens (''Cladonia'') belong t ...
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Crocyniaceae
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Dactylosporaceae
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Gypsoplacaceae
Gypsoplacaceae is a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. This is a monotypic family, containing the single genus ''Gypsoplaca'', which has a widespread distribution. The family and genus were described as new in 1990 by Norwegia ...
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Haematommataceae
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Lecanoraceae
The Lecanoraceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution.
Taxonomy
Lecanoraceae was circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber
Gustav Wilhelm Körber ...
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Malmideaceae
Malmideaceae is a family of crustose and corticolous lichens in the order Lecanorales. It contains eight genera and about 70 species.
Taxonomy
Malmideaceae was created in 2011 to accommodate a group of species, formerly placed in genus ''Malcolm ...
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Pachyascaceae
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Parmeliaceae
The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2700 species in 71 genera, it is the largest family of lichen-forming fungi. The most speciose genera in the family are the well-known groups: '' Xanthoparmelia'' ( 822 ...
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Pilocarpaceae
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Psilolechiaceae
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Psoraceae
The Psoraceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. The Austrian Botanist and Lichenologist Alexander Zahlbruckner first described the family in 1898. Species of this family have a widespread distribution.
Genera
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Ramalinaceae
The Ramalinaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. The family name is synonymous with the name ''Bacidiaceae''. Species of this family have a widespread distribution.
Genera
*'' Aciculopsora''
*''Adelolecia''
*''Arthr ...
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Ramboldiaceae
''Ramboldia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Ramboldiaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1994 by Gintaras Kantvilas and John Alan Elix. It was emended in 2008 by the inclusion of '' Pyrrhospora'' species containing the ant ...
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Scoliciosporaceae
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Sphaerophoraceae
The Sphaerophoraceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution, especially in southern temperate regions. Sphaerophoraceae was circumscribed by mycologist Elias Magnus Fri ...
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Stereocaulaceae
The Stereocaulaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Lecanorales. It contains five genera. Species of this family are widely distributed in temperate boreal and austral regions.
Genera
*'' Hertelidea'' – 6 spp.
*''Lepraria'' ...
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Tephromelataceae
The Tephromelataceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. The family was circumscribed by Austrian lichenologist Josef Hafellner in 1984. Tephromelataceae comprises the genera '' Tephromela'', '' Calvitimela'', '' Mycobl ...
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Vezdaeaceae
Genera of uncertain placement
There are several genera in the Lecanorales that have not been placed with certainty into any family. These are:
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Coronoplectrum'' – 1 sp.
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Ivanpisutia'' – 1 sp.
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Joergensenia'' – 1 sp.
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Myochroidea'' – 4 spp.
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Neopsoromopsis'' – 1 sp.
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Psoromella
''Psoromella'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Parmeliaceae. The genus is monotypic
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'' – 1 sp.
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Puttea'' – 3 spp.
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Ramalea'' – 4 spp.
References
External links
Outline of Ascomycota - 2007Class LecanoralesPlant Life Forms
Lichen orders
Lecanoromycetes orders
Taxa named by John Axel Nannfeldt
Taxa described in 1932
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