''Myriolecis'' 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 ...
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.[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 in 1855.
Genera
According ...]
. It was originally
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 ...
in 1909 by
Frederic E. Clements with ''
Myriolecis sambuci'' as the
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
.
The genus was later reinstated to accommodate the ''Lecanora disperse'' group and ''Arctopeltis''.
Molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
data showed that this group of species formed a
clade
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that is genetically distinct from ''
Lecanora
''Lecanora'' is a genus of lichen commonly called rim lichens.Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, Lichens in the genus ''Squamarina'' are also called rim lichens. Members of the genus have roughly ci ...
'',
and ''Myriolecis'' was the oldest name available to hold these species.
Species
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Myriolecis actophila''
(Wedd.) M.Bertrand & Cl.Roux (2016)
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Myriolecis agardhiana''
(Ach.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis altunica''
R.Mamut & A.Abbas (2019)
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Myriolecis antiqua''
(J.R.Laundon) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis bandolensis''
(B.de Lesd.) M.Bertrand, Cl.Roux & Nimis (2016)
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Myriolecis behringii''
(Nyl.) Hafellner (2016)
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Myriolecis caesioalutacea''
(H.Magn.) R.Mamut (2019)
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Myriolecis carlottiana''
(Lewis & Śliwa) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis congesta''
(Clauzade & Vězda) M.Bertrand & Cec.Roux (2016)
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Myriolecis crenulata''
(Hook.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis dispersa''
(Pers.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis eurycarpa''
(Poelt, Leuckert & Cl.Roux) Hafellner & Türk (2016)
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Myriolecis expectans''
(Darb.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis flowersiana''
(H.Magn.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis fugiens''
(Nyl.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis invadens''
(H.Magn.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis juniperina''
(Śliwa) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis latzelii''
(Zahlbr.) Cl.Roux (2016)
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Myriolecis liguriensis''
(B.de Lesd.) Cl.Roux (2016)
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Myriolecis massei
''Myriolecis'' is a genus of lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It was originally circumscribed in 1909 by Frederic E. Clements with '' Myriolecis sambuci'' as the type species. The genus was later reinstated to accommodate the ''Lecanora disper ...
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M.Bertrand & J.-Y.Monnat (2018)
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Myriolecis mons-nivis''
(Darb.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis oyensis''
(M.Bertrand & Cl.Roux) M.Bertrand & Cl.Roux (2016)
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Myriolecis percrenata''
(H.Magn.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis perpruinosa''
(Fröberg) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis persimilis''
(Th.Fr.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis poeltiana''
(Clauzade & Cl.Roux) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis prominens''
(Clauzade & Vězda) Cl.Roux & Nimis (2016)
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Myriolecis prophetae-eliae''
(Sipman) Sipman & Cl.Roux (2016)
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Myriolecis salina''
(H.Magn.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis schofieldii''
(Brodo) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis sverdrupiana''
(Øvstedal) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis torrida''
(Vain.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis wetmorei''
(Śliwa) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
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Myriolecis zosterae''
(Ach.) Śliwa, Zhao Xin & Lumbsch (2015)
References
Lecanorales
Lecanorales genera
Lichen genera
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