''Leproplaca'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 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

Teloschistaceae The Teloschistaceae are a large family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family, estimated to contain over 1800 species, was extensively revised in 2013, including the creation o ...

. Its exhibits a leprose growth form, where the

thallus Thallus (plural: thalli), from Latinized Greek (), meaning "a green shoot" or "twig", is the vegetative tissue of some organisms in diverse groups such as algae, fungi, some liverworts, lichens, and the Myxogastria. Many of these organisms wer ...

consists primarily of asexual propagules called soredia.

Species

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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 classifica ...

'' *'' 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