The Lecideales are an
order
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of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[fungi
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in the
class
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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 ...
. The order contains two families: the ''
Lecideaceae
The Lecideaceae are a family of lichens in the order Lecideales (Ascomycota, class Lecanoromycetes).
Genera
According to a recent (2022) estimate, the Lecideaceae comprise 29 genera and about 260 species. The following list indicates the genus n ...
'', which contains 29 genera and about 260 species, and
Lopadiaceae, which contains the single genus ''
Lopadium
Ulubad or Uluabat, in the Byzantine period Lopadion ( grc, Λοπάδιον), Latinized as Lopadium, is a settlement near the town of Karacabey in the Bursa Province of northwestern Turkey. It was sited on the ancient Miletouteichos.
History
Ul ...
'' of 10 species.
References
Lecanoromycetes orders
Lecideales
Lichen orders
Taxa described in 1934
Taxa named by Edvard August Vainio
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